Acuity

How we behave when things get tough has a real impact on investment outcomes

Are things as bad as they seem? Or do we need a bit of perspective?

Why risk is a better place to start than performance when planning your portfolio

Is gold the safe haven everyone seems to imagine?

What is risk and what effect can it have on your investments?

Why being an evidence-based tortoise beats being a market-chasing hare

Absolute return strategies have been touted as the perfect investment. So what's the real story?

Ten fundamental steps for investing success

The British have always viewed property as a safe home for their money – and indeed, buy-to-let has been a popular and rewarding investment for many. But is this still the case?

The weight of evidence tells us that a diversified, risk-adjusted portfolio will, over the long term, deliver our goals.The trouble is, our brains are wired to respond to bad news more emphatically than good. So what can we do when speculation and panic threaten to take over?

All investors know that risk and return are related – taking on more (sensible) risk should provide higher returns, over time. Yet there are no guarantees.

It's not easy to compare and contrast cost when it comes to investing - this edition of Acuity should help.

Peer-to-peer lending is an interesting innovation, but is it as simple as it at first seems? And how long will it take to become a mainstream investing activity?

Is it possible to invest responsibly and still make decent returns?

Do recent reforms in pension provision and access represent financial freedom for millions of savers - or is there still a long way to go before fairness is achieved?