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Lessons in investing

Lesson 4: What is the stock market and how does it work?

Every day millions of shares, or equities, are traded on the world’s stock markets,

But how does the market decide what the shares are worth? How do we know if it's the right price? And is is it possible to spot shares that are 'mis-priced'?

INSIGHT: Good outcomes: the result of a sensible process

AcuityINSIGHT: Good outcomes: the result of a sensible processIt's well understood that past performance alone is no indicator of strong performance going forward. This Insight demonstrates that focusing on structure and risk exposures, rather than performance, leads to positive outcomes. It's important not to be performance-focused, but rather concentrate on

INSIGHT: If, and, then, but…

AcuityINSIGHT: If, and, then, but…This Insight takes the case of Evergrande - a Chinese property developer whose financial woes have caused some jitters in the market - and explains how news stories often get conflated by conditional probabilities of possibly linked events.

INSIGHT: Stock ownership: a slice of the pie

AcuityINSIGHT: Stock ownership: a slice of the pieThis short educational note focuses on some of the basic features of being a shareholder in public equity markets, which can sometimes be taken for granted when one is familiar with - and regularly invests in - model portfolios comprising equity funds.

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