Funds Focus

Bonds – Strategies for income (cont.)
With the increase in the cost of funding globally and changes in legislation making it easier to offer bonds to retail investors, Bond issues are on the rise.
We look at whether the wave of new bank bond IPOs are worth considering.
If you have never heard of corporate bonds, you are not alone. The regulation surrounding the issuance of these products has until recently been cumbersome. As a result, new issues have until recently typically been aimed at

Strategies for a rising market

With many DIY investors focused on control and choosing their own investments, geared managed funds have typically been overlooked.

We consider how the current climate has also provided an opportunity to investors looking to gear their portfolio for a rising market and how these funds can offer a greater investment opportunity than margin lending.

Geared share funds
Often considered as an alternative to margin lending, geared share funds ease of

Why do we sit on failing investments?
Two years ago (Psychology of Investment), I discussed the psychology of our investment decisions and why we have a psychological predisposition to buy when the markets are high and sell when markets are low.
At the time, I felt that my article had addressed the basics of structuring an investment portfolio to avoid the common pitfalls whilst highlighting the emotional attachment that we develop with our own investments and our propensity to avoid loss.