Newsletter – April 2022

This issue explains recency bias, a phenomenon whereby investors let short-term performance influence their decisions, and ways to counter this, instead seeing the silver lining in market volatility.

This month we showcase three companies within the Booster Innovation Fund – Mars Bioimaging, Hot Lime Labs and MACSO Technologies. These companies are prime examples of high-potential, early-stage investment built on NZ innovation.

Our theme this month is interest rates. After the highest interest rates since 2008, the Official Cash Rate (OCR) was cut in August, marking the first cut since 2020. In this newsletter we outline what lower interest rates mean for your portfolio.

This month our theme this month is time in the market vs timing the market. Avoiding the perils of emotionally driven investment decisions, which can often lead to missed opportunities and lower overall returns.

This month we take a deep look at SRI vs ESG investing. A growing number of investors want to encourage companies to act responsibly in addition to delivering financial returns. ESG and SRI are often used interchangeably, but have important differences.

This issue shows the methods used to support returns during periods of market volatility. Using the New Zealand dollar as a ‘shock absorber’.