Newsletter – February 2023

Responsible Investing at Booster and our backing of two climate-focused investor initiatives – the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

This issue covers built-in ‘shock absorbers’ within your portfolio to cushion the effect of market volatility.

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 unpack what a tariff is, and some of the ways we manage portfolios during uncertain times like this.

The benefits of adding unlisted investments (investments that aren’t listed on publicly traded exchanges) to your portfolio. When selected appropriately, these investments tend to offer attractive returns relative to the risks involved and help support the growth of NZ businesses.

Broadening Booster’s direct investments in attractive, unlisted NZ assets – Aotea Asset Management.