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.

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.

How portfolio rebalancing works

Portfolio rebalancing is one of the most important jobs of an investment adviser.

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.

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.