The investing industry, like almost any sector with specialized knowledge, has its own jargon and ways of carrying on business. At themoneynarrative, we dislike aspects of the business that are not self-explanatory or clearly apparent to all investors. In our Understanding the investing industry series, we explain jargon Continue reading “Understanding the investing industry #4 (alpha and beta)”
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Beta provides information about an investment’s volatility relative to the overall stock market (although the comparison can be to other things such as a benchmark in the case of a mutual fund).
How to outsmart human nature and invest rationally
Themoneynarrative is pleased to present, for educational purposes, an excellent article written by R.B. Matthews and Doug McCutcheon and originally published on December 28, 2017 as a special feature in The Globe and Mail. R.B. (Biff) Matthews is Chairman of Longview Asset Management Ltd., a Toronto-based investment management firm. Doug McCutcheon is Longview’s President. Continue reading “How to outsmart human nature and invest rationally”
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