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.

Investment update: UK Exit (Brexit)

Share markets reacted negatively with all global markets – The good news is defensive assets like bonds & gold rose.

How does anchoring bias affect your investing?

Anchoring is our tendency to grab hold of irrelevant information in the face of uncertainty to make decisions.

Stockspot portfolios: 2 years on…

Stockspot portfolios have seen more than double the 1.5% p.a. return from indexed Aussie shares since since April 2014.

Lessons I learned from The Big Short

The Big Short is the story of a few eccentric traders who anticipated the US housing bubble.

Investment update: January 2016

Here are some of the common questions our clients have sent us, and our answers for the benefit of everyone.

How to save an extra $2,016 in 2016

Here are 4 simple ways you could increase your general wealth and save more money.

2015 : Stockspot end-of-year update

It has been great to see many of our clients using the market dips this year as a good opportunity to top-up.

Investment traps you can avoid

As the saying goes “experience is the name we give our mistakes”.

Do women make better investors?

In 2013, a study found that hedge funds run by women returned 9.8% compared to 6.1% by men that year.

Top purchases Aussies regret

Each online consumer in Australia spends more than $2,000 per year.

Fintech and innovation in the spotlight

Innovation and disruption has been in the spotlight recently.

What not to do when markets fall (or rise)

A question we often get from our clients is ‘Should I move to a lower-risk portfolio or go to cash when markets fall?’.

The dangers of dividends

Dividend strategies come with their own set of risks that are often ignored.

Stockspot portfolio update: August 2015

What has caused this period of weak performance and what should you do about it?

Why Aussie shares are unloved

Despite the fall in popularity, shares remain the best-performing investment over the long-term.

Greece and China: 3 lessons for everyone

Investors with a well-balanced portfolio, the impact of these crises has been more moderate.

Women Investing

Retrain your investment brain

Even knowing about our own psychological weaknesses doesn’t make us better investors.

The real cost of raising a child in Australia

Raising a child is one of the biggest costs a family will face, and it helps to be financially prepared for it.

SMSFs face growing risks

For both young and old Australians, the appeal of having their retirement fate in their own hands is undeniable.

Stockspot portfolios: 1 year on…

The diversification of our portfolios across different assets and countries has smoothed out short-term market movements.

Profit from a falling Australian dollar

After reaching an all time high of against the US dollar in May 2011, the Australian dollar has been on the slide.

Our top 5 financial tips

Here are the 5 general tips we think are relevant to Australians wanting to get ahead.

Australians face an expensive future

Even taking a holiday is generally more expensive for Australians than for people living overseas.

What fund ratings won’t tell you

Even if you don’t pay much attention to your super or investments, you’ve probably noticed fund ratings before.

Sydney FC players get financial tips from Stockspot

Sydney FC players will be trained on how to better manage their money and protect themselves from investment cons […]

5 Tips from Warren Buffett in 2015

Warren Buffett is described as the most successful investor of the 20th century and one of the world’s wealthiest […]

Women Investing

More sieve, less cake: how the banks nab your wealth

Australians expect to be given fair and unbiased advice from experts, not to be sold products from financial advisers.

Preparing for childcare costs: why starting early matters

What childcare costs could I expect to pay?

Stockspot portfolios: what stocks and bonds are they invested in?

One of the benefits with investing in the Stockspot portfolios is that they provide diversification not only across asset classes, […]

2014 : Stockspot end-of-year update

A short video update on how Stockspot portfolios have performed this year, along with some of our business highlights and […]