When markets turn south, the hard work should have already been done long beforehand.

In this episode, Stephen Yiu explains the professional investor’s approach to volatility, applying the same rigour as always but with the added pressure of falling markets. It comes down to knowing the companies in your portfolio well enough to know if the market has got it wrong. You can’t avoid doing your homework, he says.

Also in this episode of Outperformance Matters: how to ride the popularity of gold but without the hassle of … gold. And another myth busted: investing styles should go out of fashion.

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