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.

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Investing, News

What does Coronavirus mean for your portfolio?

Concerns around Coronavirus have impacted global share markets. We discuss what it means for your investment strategy.

Thanks for donating your dividends

We offered clients the option to donate their dividends towards the bushfire emergency and were blown away by the response.

Investing, News

Stockspot performance update: December 2019

Here’s a review of 2019 at Stockspot, our biggest year yet for client returns, new articles, research and product releases.

Investing, SMSF

How SMSFs can address ASICs ‘red flags’

ASIC have issued some ‘red flag’ warnings for SMSFs. We show how SMSF trustees can avoid being caught out.

Investing, News

Stockspot performance update: September 2019

Here’s how you can be in the top 1% of investors by stacking the odds wildly in your favour.

What the interest rate cut means for your investments

The RBA has cut interest rates to a record low of 0.75%.

Fat Cat Funds Report 2019

Stockspot’s annual Fat Cat Report analyses 600 of the largest super funds to find the best super funds in Australia – and the worst.

Why investing on autopilot works

Why use a service like Stockspot rather than actively manage your own portfolio?

Stockspot performance update: June 2019

The 2018/19 financial year proved once again that staying the course in a diversified portfolio of low cost ETFs is your best course of action.

Why you need more defensive investments today

High grade bonds and gold can reduce how much you lose when markets fall. But how much of them should you own in your portfolio?

Top questions from the ASX Investor Day

The 5 most common question I got after my presentation at the ASX Investor Day.

Stockspot performance update: May 2019

Stockspot portfolios have delivered consistent returns across 1, 3 and 5 years for our clients with only around half the risk of owning a portfolio of just Australian shares.

Women Investing

What the election could mean for your investments

Here’s Stockspot’s guide to what the proposed changes could mean for you if Labor gets elected.

Fintech trends to watch for in 2019

Here’s what we learned at the Money 20/20 fintech conference alongside other Australian fintechs

What Labor’s proposed changes to franking credits mean

Everything you need to know about Labor’s proposed franking credit changes.

Performance update – January 2019

We’re pleased to report that all 5 of the Stockspot strategies had positive returns in 2018 after fees.

Market predictions for 2019

The start of the new year is a popular time to make predictions about the market.

What I learnt at the ASX Investor Day

Here are some of my key learnings from the ASX Investor Day in Sydney.

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.