Tag: investment

Absolute Return strategies are investment strategies that endeavour to generate positive returns regardless of market conditions.  Conceptually absolute return strategies resonate well with investors as most investors view risk as the risk of losing capital.

One of the most important and valuable assets that an individual will ever purchase is their own home. From a tax perspective, one of the biggest advantages of a taxpayer owning their own home is the main residence exemption.

This Wealth Pipeline specifically discusses objective based investing and strategies used to mitigate sequencing risk.

A managed fund is a professionally managed investment portfolio that investors buy into, purchasing 'units' rather than the underlying assets of the fund.  An investment manager then invests the pooled funds to purchase shares or other assets on the investors’ (or unit holders’) behalf.  The value of a unit in a managed fund will rise or fall with the value of the underlying assets. 

Short selling is the selling of a security that the investor/trader does not own.  If you own a stock you are said to be ‘long’.