Uncertainty abounds - it always does

It is always easy to feel that the present is more uncertain than the past. We have all but forgotten the Armageddon scenarios of events such as the Y2K software bug issues of 2000 (planes expected to fall out of the sky, nuclear power stations to be out of control etc.).

This issue serves as a reminder that over the mid-to longer-term the markets absorb the consequences of events and power forwards as capitalism drives the relentless pursuit of profit opportunities.

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AcuityINSIGHT: Stocks: a slice of the pieFollowing on from the previous 'Back to Basics' issue on bonds, this issue explores the other major building block of most investment portfolios: stocks. The article highlights some of the evidence behind sensible equity investing, including why owning a broadly diversified portfolio can be a more r

AcuityINSIGHT: Bonds: the basicsThe first in the back to basics series explores bonds, explaining what they are, how they work, why they are often described as fixed income, and the types of bonds typically included in sensible investment portfolios.

AcuityINSIGHT: Investing at all-time market highsWhen stock markets reach all-time highs, it can feel both reassuring and unsettling. This issue explains that this is nothing new, and whilst it does not guarantee in any way that markets will not fall in the short term, it provides little basis on which to attempt to make market timing decisions.

Uncertainty abounds - it always does

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