Author: Chris Brycki

Chris has over 25 years of investment experience and spent most of his early career as a Portfolio Manager at UBS. Chris has been a member of the ASIC Digital Advisory Committee and volunteered as a member of the Investment Committee for the NSW Cancer Council. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Finance Co-op Scholarship) from UNSW.

Index investing succeeds in down markets too

Whenever markets fall, funds who use active stock picking or market timing strategies fire up their sales engines.

Dunning-Kruger Effect: You know less than you think

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. You’ve probably recognised the Dunning Kruger effect before…

How to build an awesome investment portfolio

Clients sometimes ask us how we built the Stockspot portfolios, and why we selected 5 assets.

Bank rip-offs that won’t exist in 2020

When you take a step back, you may be surprised at how many bank fees, charges and costs we take for granted.

Three investment blogs worth reading

Here are 3 of the best investment blogs that I love learning from each week.

Top five things to do before you invest

Here’s the five things we think everyone should consider before investing.

Do you own your investments?

Something you may not put a lot of thought into when you invest is how those investments are held.

Matt Levy, Paralympic gold medalist

We spoke to Paralympian Matt Levy about how he balances his sports career, charity work and managing his finances.

Why you should ignore monthly returns

Over long periods of time, markets have always risen and generated wealth for investors.

Stockspot: 4 years since our launch

Since Stockspot launched in 2014 I’m delighted we’ve been able to help thousands of Australians invest.

Better the devil you know?

We’re creatures of habit. We gravitate towards things that we know and feel familiar with – why can that be a bad thing?

Investments you should avoid

The market has a tendency to surprise speculators, which is why most speculators lose out to investors.

Are you a speculator or an investor?

It’s fascinating to find out the reasons why people buy shares, ETFs, property, bitcoin or any other investment.

How to safeguard your investments

This year market volatility has been almost non existent. Share markets have risen with little sign of worry.

Investment update and portfolio changes: November 2017

We’re pleased to provide our 3½ year performance update and explain some portfolio changes.

Investing when you’re over 50

For many people in their 50s and 60s, compulsory superannuation didn’t kick in until much later in life…

Why it pays to be a (lazy) investor

In most of life’s pursuits, the harder you work the better your results. But not when it comes to investing.

Our wealth management principles

Stockspot has a set of principles that guide how we advise clients and invest their savings.

Finding freedom from the Bank of Mum and Dad

Future generations of young people in Australia are, for the first time, set to be worse off than their parents.

How reliable is past performance?

Markets tend to move in cycles so when one asset does well that’s almost always followed by a period of doing worse.

Stockspot celebrates 3 years…

We’re humbled to have the opportunity to help thousands of Australians grow their savings every day.

Women Investing

3 fintech ingredients to make 2017 great

How instant payments, data and education rate as my top 3 ingredients to drive Australian fintech forward.

What is a MDA Service and how does it work?

At this point, you ask yourself what is an MDA Agreement and what exactly am I tying myself into?

2016 : Stockspot end-of-year update

Over the calendar year 2016 our 5 model portfolios have delivered returns of between 4.8% and 6.9% after fees.

6 fun ways to be a better investor over Christmas

Here are our recommendations on what to watch, listen to and read in Summer to become a better investor.

Investment update: US election

After the reaction to Brexit earlier this year, the US election result seems like we’ve been down this road before.

Why you shouldn’t rush into tech stocks

Here are 6 common traits I look out for when when assessing whether a frothy sector is close to the top of its bubble.

Should you invest like Turnbull or Trump?

We share the pros and cons of investing like Malcolm Turnbull, Bill Shorten, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Women Investing

Active vs Index investing – what’s the difference?

Active investing and index (or passive) investing are 2 different ways to grow your wealth.

The need for a royal commission into banking misconduct

As recent scandals demonstrate, financial advice in this country is fraught with conflicts of interest.