Acuity 2: Making Tough Decisions In An Uncertain World

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We inevitably have to make financial decisions that materially affect our futures in an uncertain and complex environment. The second volume of Acuity discusses how we can make good decisions that maximise the chances of ending up with the outcome we want.

AcuityINSIGHT: Live by performance, die by performanceThis latest Insight 'Live by performance, die by performance' suggests that investors do well to heed the common risk warning that 'Past performance is not a guide to future performance'. We make use of the latest performance persistence data from SPIVA, alongside a brief case study of ARK Innovatio

AcuityINSIGHT: Digital assets and blockchain technologyThese days, a week rarely goes by without the financial media making reference to investors' good and bad experiences in the world of digital assets. As stories around cryptos, NFTs and blockchains become more frequent it is worth taking a step back and revisiting some key investment principles befo

AcuityINSIGHT: Time in the market vs. timing the marketWe run an experiment using a basic 'on a roll' momentum style strategy and a basic 'contrarian' style strategy compared to a buy-hold-rebalance 50/50 split between bonds and equities. Neither timing strategy delivers a material return difference, but both are materially more volatile than the buy-ho

Acuity 2: Making Tough Decisions In An Uncertain World

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