Author Archives: Adam Havryliv

The trouble with newsflow is that it is often difficult to know how accurate it is (fake news, anyone?), and for those with investments, how it actually will impact markets. A New York Post opinion piece on the potential origin of COVID-19 (https://nypost.com/2020/02/22/dont-buy-chinas-story-the-coronavirus-may-have-leaked-from-a-lab) highlighted this for me today – and made me again reflect onContinue reading “The Trouble with Newsflow”

With more frustration ahead for savers earning nearly zero on cash in the bank, is it time to consider investment strategies that benefit from low interest rates? In low rate environments capital seeks a home in higher returning markets… this has been a major driver of strong equity market performance over the last decade. However,Continue reading “Investing in a Low Rate Environment”

This month welcomes lots of new beginnings: a new year and new decade, and next Saturday, a new lunar year and fresh lunar cycle. This coming lunar year is the Year of the Rat, the first of the 12 animals in the lunar astrology. In Chinese astrology, rats symbolise wealth, intelligence, success and wisdom. WishingContinue reading “Happy New Year”

Diversification across asset classes, trading strategies and investment managers is a well established risk management technique which can provide investors with better financial outcomes over time. Not all instruments will respond in the same way to market developments – having exposure to a diverse pool of assets helps to protect capital and reduce volatility ofContinue reading “Benefits of Diversification”

Systematic traders have delivered strong performance over the past 6 months with trends continuing in government bonds, precious metals and equity markets. Importantly, when markets are difficult to predict with global macro-political headwinds and a number of assets looking “expensive”, systematic trading has continued to deliver returns for investors. https://lnkd.in/gGuD4tJ