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Ten Surprises for 2024

Exactly a year ago I wrote about how indicators were lining up for a positive equity market performance this year, contrary to the pervasive bearishness that economists and investors were forecasting

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Are You Worried?

Despite a steady stream of negative newsflow, and despite a weak August, a further -5 per cent fall in September, and a -3 per cent drop in October, equity markets have so far stayed relatively calm, at the worst point giving back half of the year to date gains

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The Illiquidity Premium and Private Credit

To put it mildly, I have not been a fan of illiquid investments

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How Much Inheritance Should You Give Your Children?

“I want half of the money!”

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Where are the AI Opportunities?

It seems like every other article recently has been on Artificial Intelligence. Even non-investment magazines are featuring front-cover articles on AI. It’s enough to make every contrarian investor’s hair stand on end

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Lessons from HBO’s Succession in Creating Sustainable Multi-Generational Wealth

During HBO’s acclaimed series Succession’s first season, I was discussing the show with a friend over dinner, and they marvelled at how the patriarch of the family…

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Investors Need a Crystal Ball for Risk, not Returns

‘Leo, what do you think of this CoCo?’
Like clockwork, every few weeks for the last decade one of our clients would forward an email…

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Artificially Intelligent Investors: When Robots Take Over Your Portfolio (And Hopefully Make You Rich)

As we enter the age of AI investing, it’s not hard to imagine a future where investors are replaced by robots. But what happens when those robots start investing in other robots?

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Permanent loss of capital

In the last two months I’ve had three client prospects come see me, all of whom suffered significant losses in last year’s challenging financial markets, between -40% and -70%