S.M.A.R.T.E.R. - Specific Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Bound, Exciting and Rewarding these the components of #LIFEGOALS. Life Goals are easier to rationalize than the stock market. So Why do we still dwell on managing our investment as a professional fund manager rather than a real investor? This presentation looks at the wisdom of Peter Lynch about why we will fail at forecasting and how what Benjamin Graham will have to say about our personal investment approach.
I also included some tips on how we can build wealth over time by simply investing our money where it belongs.
2. Peter Lynch - 2004
There are 60,000 economists in the US, many of
them employed full time trying to forecast
recessions and interest rates and if they could do
it successfully twice in a row they would all be
millionaires by now As far a I know, most of
them are gainfully employed , which ought to tell
us something.
3. Expectations
We can time the market
If we time the market we can
get better returns
We are rational
investors
We can separate fear and
greed from our investment
decision
4. Its hard to time
the Market
Focus on time IN
the market rather
than timing it
Tip
The chances of
you losing money
becomes
significantly less
over time.
REALITY #1
5. Rolling-returns study of the PSEi
shows high probability of losing
money on a 1-year period
THE WORSE-CASE FOR
10-YEAR
PERIOD
IS 107.02%
RETURN
6. We are not Rational
when it comes to
Money We tend to
engage our hearts
more than our heads
Tip
Focus on your long-
term goals. And put
your money where it
belongs.
Life goals are easier
rationalized than the
market.
REALITY #2
7. The investors chief problem
even his worst enemy is
likely to be himself.
-Benjamin Graham