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Duration is the measure of the number of years of cash flows from an investment it requires for a buyer to get their cost of investment back.Generally the longer the duration of an investment the higher the risk. We know that we can only make returns by taking risks, but timing which risks to take, and when, is crucial. Our analysis tells us it is better to have low duration in portfolios today and we have benefitted greatly from that recently. Higher interest rates and increased event risk are bad for high duration assets. The downward pressure we have been seeing in expensive high growth companies in the stock market, or even high duration bonds, is likely to continue.
Guy Myles focuses on the Russian Ukrainian war and what it means for investors and portfolios. The immediate impact we've seen is all Russian securities that we hold in our funds with the bonds. All equities have been marked down to zero that's led to about 0.2% reduction in value in some of our portfolios and a little bit less in some others, so meaningful, but not that significant, the much bigger impact are the sanctions that have been put in place in Russia.
This month's email has a high-level review of the last two years, which is provided to give a better understanding of where we are today. It also focuses on an outlook for 2022 and what we think the coming 12 months has in store for investors. This video and editorial were produced before the onset of the Ukrainian crisis.
Guy Myles talks about his personal experience of how being an over-cautious investor can be as damaging as a high risk investor and offers a way of thinking about a balanced approach to investing. Capital at risk.
One year on Guy Myles reviews investment portfolio positions and investment decisions taken at the start of the global pandemic and how these strategic predictions have evolved - with surprising accuracy. A current update on the global economic conditions takes further expectations into account as Guy presents four major global economic factors impacting investment decisions going forward. Capital at Risk.
Guy talks in detail about two common misconceptions around inheritance tax planning and why it's better to take a holistic approach to IHT. Capital at Risk.
In discussing how to research and find the best fund, Guy presents three fundamental ingredients to fund management and investment. Capital at Risk.
Guy talks about why US and UK investments differ and why UK investments in the next 10 years are worth remaining committed to, and in contrast why US investments may experience reductions in a previously successful climate.
Passive investing can work really well, but there are situations where it doesn't work very well. Some of the risks around passive investment are very poorly understood. Guy Myles explains why.
In this video Guy Myles talks about why pushing higher risk investments within portfolios can be more damaging to your retirement and pension plans.
The recovery from Covid has led to some major moves within markets that are not seen by most people. This creates some risks and opportunity. To take advantage of this we suggest using ‘value’ style stockmarket investing and reducing high yield bond exposure. Put simply, value investing is a strategy that attempts to find investments that are trading for less than their intrinsic value. Some things that happen within a portfolio, behind the scenes, are very important to risk and return but pretty much invisible to most investors.
It isn’t hard to see problems in the world right now but for once the mainstream news doesn’t seem to be exaggerating. Today’s video is going to discuss what we think the problems will be for investors beyond Covid as well as some suggestions for how to handle them.The big areas of concern are: 1/ Rise of China 2/ Global debt 3/ US political risk 4/ Potential debt crises in the EU
Guy Myles talks about the significant changes in the global economy, the impact of Covid-19, China and inflation and discusses what changes are likely to take place.
Guy Myles talks about how Flying Colours Life have invested over the past 5 years in order to out-perform during the rising market, fall less during the COVID crises and bounce back better following. The FCL Investment Management team continue to drive investments based on a clear strategic approach.
Flying Colours Life presents an overview of financial investment fund performance, why it's important and 'how we do it'. FCL fundamentally believe that any financial investment or fund management is best approached by some key principles. Guy Myles talks more about the why's and how's to help you protect and maximise your investment potential.
An award-winning investments management App. Flying Colours Life gives you unrivalled access to your investments, pensions and portfolios in one easy-to-manage application, on the go, wherever you are.
A brief overview of Flying Colours Life response to the financial crises following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. FCL has remained in a steadfast position and performed well despite the falling markets.