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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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?’.

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The dangers of dividends

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

Stockspot portfolio update: August 2015

What has caused this period of weak performance and what should you do about it?
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Why Aussie shares are unloved

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

Greece and China: 3 lessons for everyone

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

Women Investing
Investing

Retrain your investment brain

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

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.
Investing

SMSFs face growing risks

For both young and old Australians, the appeal of having their retirement fate in their own hands is undeniable.
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Stockspot portfolios: 1 year on…

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

Our top 5 financial tips

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

Australians face an expensive future

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

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
Finance

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.
Life

Preparing for childcare costs: why starting early matters

What childcare costs could I expect to pay?
Investing

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 […]
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Stockspot named top start-up

May was an exciting month for Stockspot. We were named Asias top financial technology startup of 2014 at the Next Bank Asia conference […]