I recently heard about a toddler who mistook his book for an iPad. He was found, a little frustrated, trying to ‘zoom in’ on the paper page. Many of us are accustomed to using the zoom tool to magnify text on a phone or iPad. Like the toddler, we often use it as a tool […]
The long game of investing
The short-term volatility of financial markets often means that anyone looking to make money fast should be equally prepared to lose it just as quickly. As any seasoned investor would know, building wealth means having the patience to look ahead. Trying to pick when prices are going to rise and fall may be a popular […]
Then and now: comparing apples with Apple
They say that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. It was also a good time to have bought shares in many of the big companies that now dominate today’s market. If only we knew. For some of us, 20 years ago may not seem that long ago. Many of us […]
What are ETFs and how do they work?
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) give investors a cost-effective avenue for capturing the returns of an asset class, an index, or a commodity. While the name is fairly new, ETFs are simply managed funds which can be bought and sold through a stockbroker, mirroring the process of trading shares. How ETFs Operate An ETF is just a […]
Extra, Extra, Don’t Read All About It
This article was originally featured on the Align Financial blog on 18 December 2018. If you’re reading the investment headlines in the news around this time of year, then you might start to feel a bit of anxiety around whether your investments are well placed. Reading the news is one thing but acting on it […]