Articles by Cam Watson

1 February 2010

Investing legend visits New Zealand

Our firm had the privilege of hosting one of the world’s leading fund managers and investors, Dr Mark Mobius, during his flying visit to New Zealand last week.

5 January 2010

Hoping 2009 rubs off on 2010

2009 will go down in history as one of the most remarkable years on record for markets.

The year began where 2008 finished, with the world facing financial Armageddon, but ended with investors enjoying a year of generally reasonable returns after such an awful 2008.

21 December 2009

10 surprises for 2010

It’s that time of the year again when we line up our market predictions, read ‘guesses’ for the coming year.

First, a recap of last year’s ‘nine surprises for 2009’. We scored 6 out of 9 last year. We were wrong about our currency weakening off a little. It did for a few months, but has of course roared back since March.

30 November 2009

Getting an edge on the market

From the minute you invest in shares it is the market that will largely drive your returns. If the market falls or rises, your portfolio will move in the same direction. In the wake of the recession and global financial crisis, our market fell 41% from October 2007 to March 2009.

16 November 2009

The 'bank' is not the enemy, uncertainty is

I have noticed that when many Kiwis join the world of investing in bonds and shares, their aim is to achieve a return that ‘beats the bank’. Using bank deposits as your performance yardstick in this way arguably misses the whole point of investing. The bank is not the enemy, uncertainty is.

2 November 2009

Five investment do's and don'ts

After such a tumultuous year for investors it can be helpful to come back to some basic principles.

Here are five do’s along with five don’ts that we believe are good advice at any time, but especially in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

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