The patience premium

This issue explores the role of investor behaviour in shaping the investment experience. Drawing on long-term daily data, it highlights how the frequency with which we check our portfolios can influence not only how we feel, but also the decisions we make. In a world of instant updates and attention-grabbing headlines, the note makes the case for stepping back, tuning out the noise, and focusing on what really matters: time in the market, not timing the market.

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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.

The patience premium

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