Terry Smith investment principles:
1. Buy good companies 2. Don't overpay 3. Do Nothing Source: Compounding Quality
According to the latest BofA survey, fund managers are now UNDERWEIGHT commodities
The last time fund managers were this bearish on #commodities, #crudeoil futures were literally trading below zero. Source: BofA
Become a Millionaire with $300 per month
A visual guide of how compound interest works over time by Mark Wlosinski. It doesn’t take investing a lot of money to build wealth. You just need patience. NB: the S&P 500 has averaged +11% annual returns over the last 40 years.
Global investors holding $70 trillion in wealth are the biggest underserved candidates for private alternative assets.
Global investors holding $70 trillion in wealth are the biggest underserved candidates for private alternative assets. At a glance: -> Many wealthy investors want to increase their holdings of private alternative assets, with between $8 trillion and $12 trillion in household funds available for such assets. private equity firms and asset and wealth managers are eager to expand their business with individuals. -> For this market to thrive, the current model must evolve into a robust digital system that can efficiently support individual investors at scale. -> Five business archetypes are emerging to overcome the current barriers of high administrative costs, illiquidity, a difficult collateral process for lending, and high minimum investment size. -> The largest wealth and asset managers will likely catalyze developments and can seize a first-mover advantage. Other firms can thrive as challengers or fast followers. Find out more in the Bain & Company research note attached. Grégory Garnier Sound: Bain & Company
7 key lessons from the Millionaire's next door
1️⃣ Live below your means 2️⃣ Invest a significant portion of your income 3️⃣ Have a long-term plan 4️⃣ Create passive income 5️⃣ Be frugal 6️⃣ Avoid debt 7️⃣ Invest in yourself (source: Compounding Quality)
Financial Cheat Sheet
Great financial cheat sheet by Compounding Quality
BlackRock halts withdrawals from $4.2 billion U.K. property fund
BlackRock has suspended withdrawal requests from investors in its £3.5 billion ($4.2 billion) U.K. property fund, in a move that highlights the sector's ongoing challenges when markets are volatile. The world's largest asset manager told clients in the BlackRock UK Property Fund in the past few days that it will defer redemption requests made at the end of September 2022 and due around now, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Private stress becomes public
5 of 6 private market fund categories (tracked by @Burgiss) registered negative net commitments in 3Q22 (investors had to put more money in than came back as returns); buyout funds w/ largest gap at -$7.7B, most since 2Q20. Source: Bloomberg, Liz Ann Sonders
