Blog — Tom J Stanley

A recent updated study reconfirm the basic premise of my investment management thinking. A single global index tracker maybe all you need to consider for you exposure to stocks. No stock selection needed. No risk of missing the winning

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Geopolitical tensions have risen sharply lately. The news is filled with reports of conflict, from the ongoing war in Ukraine (now in its fifth year) to fresh troubles in the Middle East. While the human cost of these crises is param

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Recent market history continues to remind us how unreliable forecasts can be. Inflation, interest rates and sector performance all surprised investors, often in ways few anticipated. The lesson is not to predict better, but to plan

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We now live in a world of constant access. Investment Portfolios can be checked in real time, trades can be placed at virtually any time too, and market news arrives instantly. Technology has removed almost every barrier between investo

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We have no reliable way of guessing when or if markets will crash, nor which companies, themes or countries will be the next winners or dominant players. Anyone who genuinely had the gift of foresight wouldn’t need to be making money

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Passive investing strategies offer a simple, low cost certainty of achieving (close to) market returns. If that is enough to meet your needs, there is a strong argument to go no further and do no more. However, they are not a one size

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Investing in global equity index funds has become hugely popular in the last two decades. From individual D.I.Y. investors, through to professional managers and even the largest Sovereign Wealth Funds, all have found appeal in these pro

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