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Paying the Price of Overconfidence

Jan 1, 20074 min read

Paying the Price of Overconfidence

Poor decision-making is largely to blame for the dreadful returns realised by US mutual fund investors. That is the conclusion of the...

Theories Can’t Count Cost of Risk

Nov 1, 20065 min read

Theories Can’t Count Cost of Risk

Risk. It's a word thrown around so frequently in the investment world there's risk-adjusted, systematic risk, specific risk, and we all...

Think Before You Invest – Overconfidence is a Killer

Sep 30, 20064 min read

Think Before You Invest – Overconfidence is a Killer

In a November 2005 report, James Montier, the maverick global equities strategist for investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in...

Where's My Cycle?

Where's My Cycle?

An update on where I think we are in the business cycle with respect to growth, inflation and markets

Correlation or causation?

Correlation or causation?

Data is too often presented in an unfair, unclear and misleading way

Dear John

Dear John

Liontrust's John Husselbee's arguments in support of balanced funds are lame

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