Investments

Market Update for May: Why do we have to go and make things so complicated? By Craig McAvinue – 6 June, 2023 “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well.” Albert Einstein Stock and currency markets performance May has come and gone and from where I sit in Thailand it’s feeling super […]

Market Update for April: Calm Seas Ahead? By Craig McAvinue – 4 May, 2023 “ Investors should purchase stocks like they do groceries, not like they do perfume.” Benjamin Graham Stock and currency markets performance April has come and gone, an all round positive month for all developed indexes sees us chipping away at the […]

Market Update for March: Size matters … By Craig McAvinue – 4 April, 2023 “Know what you own and know why you own it.” Peter Lynch Stock and currency markets performance With the close of the month of March and the first quarter, we see generally positive results across the markets. March saw losses on […]

Market Update for February: Make mine a double By Craig McAvinue – 1 March, 2023 “A nation is not made wealthy by the childish accumulation of shiny metals, but is enriched by the economic prosperity of its people.” Adam Smith Stock and currency markets performance February, the shortest month, ended with markets down, due in […]

Market Update for January: MAMAA Mia! Here we go again … By Craig McAvinue – 2 February, 2023 “The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble … We want to buy them when they’re on the operating table.” Warren Buffet Stock and currency markets performance So, the […]

Market Update for December: 2023 – Where will the gains be found? By Craig McAvinue – January 4th 2023 “Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten.“ Aldo Gucci Stock and currency markets performance Happy New Year. A look back at 2022’s market performances makes for pretty grim reading: Data table is from Google Finance […]

Market Update for November: Bouncebackability! BY CRAIG MCAVINUE – DECEMBER 2ND 2022 “There is nothing more certain and unchanging than uncertainty and change.” John F Kennedy Stock and currency markets performance For the first time in 2022, the markets had back-to-back monthly gains, with the S&P 500 repeating its October performance of clawing back over […]

Market Update for October: Who Wins In Volatile Times? BY CRAIG MCAVINUE – NOVEMBER 2ND 2022 “The trick is not to learn to trust your gut feelings, but rather to discipline yourself to ignore them.” Peter Lynch Stock and currency markets performance October came to an end and we saw a positive month for developed […]