Cryptocurrencies – Better Avoided

Cryptocurrencies in general and ‘Bitcoin’ in particular were buzzwords four years ago, as they reached unprecedented popularity among private investors. By 2018, however, the buzz had gone, and the value of Bitcoin fallen by half but last month prices had hiked anew,...

Navigating Yacht Ownership

A luxury yacht can be a gateway to many different experiences, from seeing breath-taking coastlines and sea life in the comfortable company of family and friends to enjoying an overnight stay in a Mediterranean seaside town. Unfortunately, the path to yacht ownership...

Behavioural Biases and Investment

Behavioural Finance is an academic field with real life implications and lessons to take away – both for everyday life as well as for market and property investments. The founding fathers of the field – Richard Thaler, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky – had...

Maintaining and Growing Wealth Across Generations

That different generations of the same family take different approaches to managing the family’s wealth or business is something that has been eternalised in popular culture, notably television series such as Dallas and Dynasty. While the reality tends to be less...

Investing with Warren Buffett

Listed as the world’s fourth-wealthiest individual in 2020 and having made most of his wealth on the stock markets, Warren Buffett, “the sage of Omaha”, is unarguably one of the world’s most successful investors. In particular, Buffett has gained attention for being...