Blog No. 5: Understanding Risk

The word risk is thrown around a lot in finance. Generally we hear that if you want higher returns, you will need to take higher risks. A risk by itself is meaningless…. It is simply the likelihood of a certain outcome occurring. This ‘outcome’ is called a hazard. During my time in the construction industry, […]

Blog No. 4: Think Less, Earn More – ETFs

Wouldn’t it be great if you could easily invest your money into some asset that provided interest that far exceeded that of a bank? Wouldn’t it be good if it was low risk and you didn’t have to pay someone a bucket-load to manage it for you? Traditionally large scale investors have entrusted their fortunes […]

Blog No. 3: Are You an Investor or a Speculator?

You may have heard the term investor and speculator thrown around before. These terms are commonly used when referring to the amount and the quality of the evidence we utilise before purchasing a stock. So what is the difference between an investor and a speculator? To dive into this lets look at an analogy of […]

Blog No. 2: Work Smart Not Hard

Are you by chance someone who is willing to drive a little further and spend a little more time to save money on petrol when you refuel your car? Or are you someone who drives an extra 10 minutes to another shop to save money on the goods you purchase? Have you ever thought about […]

Blog No. 1: Teaching a Man to Invest

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. This profound proverb rings true with the idea of investing in stocks. The main goal of The Informed Investor is not to provide hot speculative stock tips that could possibly make […]