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Five steps to become a better investor |
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We list below those factors which can help you become better investors, all of which are recurring themes on our site. In the subsequent sections we analyse them in detail:
- Concentrating on those factors under our control in the management of our portfolio:
- The manner in which you, as a small player in the Canadian investment world, should behave faced with a financial system dominated in Canada by a small number of financial groups (groups which our site refers to as the Top 10).
- The advantages of the passive or index
equity investing.
- Reconsidering your prejudices or stereotypes concerning investing in
debt securities.
- How it is often advantageous for an individual investor, when circumstances permit, to act as if he or she were an institutional investor.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 January 2008 )
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It’s difficult to make an argument against the consensus view of a long-term bull market in commodities, but they are typically not a buy and hold asset class. To make money in commodities, it’s important to recognize and capitalize on inflection points within the cycles, not to invest passively for long-term appreciation. Derren Geiger, Argent FundsGroup
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