There may be a better way for the industry to make an “apples-to-apples” comparison of platform fees.
Stability of income is key in today’s lower for longer environment, and could be combated by a contrarian investment approach which takes opportunistic leaps into particular equities. This strategy enables Allan Gray to minimise volatility traditionally associated with equities by going stronger during market troughs and pulling back during peaks to address your clients’ income needs.
JD de Lange, chief operating officer of Allan Gray Australia, explains the group’s approach to investing and how it sets them apart in the market.
How do you continue to grow your wealth after you retire?
When it comes to retirement planning, it is crucial to make the most of the opportunities one has to grow one’s wealth. And because retirement planning is primarily about creating enough of a nest egg to cater for the years when we aren’t working, it is important to have an investment that generates an income that will at least keep pace with inflation so your standard of living doesn’t diminish.
What are the benefits of manager diversification in an extremely concentrated Australian equity market?
Diversification of manager (or blending as it is also known) is understood to provide many investor benefits. However, we believe that blending can actually remove the majority of any active risk from an alpha-generating manager (that seeks to actively pick stocks to outperform an index).
The beauty of compounding is that while growth initially adds only small amounts to an investment, returns soon accelerate because you are compounding growth on larger and larger amounts, writes JD de Lange, Head of Retail, Allan Gray.
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