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Ghost Stories #107: The real risk is playing it safe


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Volatility feels like risk. The daily noise, the red screens, the uncomfortable drawdowns - these are the stress points for investors. This is what might keep you out of the market altogether.

But what if the real risk was avoiding the markets over the long-term, rather than managing the bumps along the way?

In this episode, Satrix CIO Kingsley Williams joins The Finance Ghost to unpack one of the most powerful (and misunderstood) truths in investing: playing it safe may be the riskiest strategy of all. "Over-saving" and "under-investing" can severely damage a long-term wealth creation journey.

In this episode:

  • Why volatility is uncomfortable, but not the risk you should fear most
  • The concept of opportunity cost risk and how it destroys long-term returns
  • How time in the market reduces the probability of capital loss
  • Why equities remain the most reliable long-term hedge against inflation
  • The critical difference between saving and investing (and why it matters)
  • Disclaimer:

    Satrix Managers (RF) (Pty) Ltd is a registered and approved Manager in Collective Investment Schemes in Securities. Collective investment schemes are generally medium- to long-term investments. With Unit Trusts, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Actively Managed ETFs (AMETFs), the investor essentially owns a “proportionate share” (in proportion to the participatory interest held in the fund) of the underlying investments held by the fund. With Unit Trusts, the investor holds participatory units issued by the fund while in the case of ETFs and AMETFs, the participatory interest, while issued by the fund, comprises a listed security traded on the stock exchange. ETFs and AMETFs are registered as a Collective Investment and can be traded by any stockbroker on the stock exchange, LISP platforms and / or via online trading platforms. ETFs and AMETFs may incur additional costs due to being listed on the JSE. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance, and the value of investments / units may go up or down. A schedule of fees and charges, and maximum commissions is available on the Minimum Disclosure Document or upon request from the Manager. Collective investments are traded at ruling prices and can engage in borrowing and scrip lending. Should the respective portfolio engage in scrip lending, the utility percentage and related counterparties can be viewed on the ETF and AMETF Minimum Disclosure Document. AMETFs are ETFs are actively traded by a Portfolio Manager to adjust the AMETF holdings and asset allocation with the aim to outperform the benchmark. AMETFs differ from ETFs which only track indices. The Manager does not provide any guarantee, either with respect to the capital or the return of a portfolio. The index, the applicable tracking error and the portfolio performance relative to the index can be viewed on the ETF and AMETF Minimum Disclosure Document and/or on https://satrix.co.za/products.  

     

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