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Curious Investor Behaviour & Investment Fundamentals

An eclectic collection of content on the fundamentals of investing and lessons learnt over the years – with input from those who spend the time analysing the companies through to those who communicate the message of what we do to our clients, the investors and advisers.

In addition, we encourage you to discover our timeless blue and red booklets, ‘Curious Investor Behaviour’ and ‘Reflections on Investment’.  These booklets have been a staple of Platinum’s communications for over 20 years, finding an audience with investors and advisers alike; scribed by Platinum’s founder Kerr Neilson, these take a look at the classic, long term behavioural traits of investing.

Curious Investor Behaviour

Curious Investor Behaviour

Reflections on Investment

Reflections on Investment
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Investing - what matters
read | 20 Nov 2018

All Blacks: The Outcome of a System

At Platinum our only goal is for the team to generate good outcomes for our clients. There are...

Curious Investor Behaviour
read | 21 Aug 2018

Beware of the Trifecta of Desire

Douglas Isles, Investment Specialist, presented for the second consecutive year at the Portfolio...

Investing - what matters
read | 13 Aug 2018

A Crash Course in Investment Management

Douglas Isles, Investment Specialist, gave a talk to staff, students and their families at the...

Investing - what matters
read | 20 Nov 2017

Why We Need to Think Internationally When Investing (Video)

Whether we like it or not, investing has become a life skill in modern economies. For millennial...

Investing - what matters
read | 13 Oct 2017

Why Indices Lead Investors Astray

Using a real-life case study, Andrew Clifford, Platinum's CIO, presents on the essence of true...

Investing - what matters
read | 17 Jul 2017

Facts, Feelings and the Importance of Composition

When investing, how often do you check whether your “feelings” are backed by facts? And does the...

Curious Investor Behaviour
read | 3 Jul 2017

'Buy Low Sell High' Sounds Simple, But Investors Need a Framework

Douglas Isles, one of Platinum's Investment Specialists, presents at the Portfolio Construction...

Investing - what matters
read | 23 May 2017

Is Passive the Way to Go? (Video)

While it may seem like the right time to go passive, Platinum's Julian McCormack observes that...

Investing - what matters
read | 16 Mar 2017

The Platinum Way (Video)

Hear Andrew Clifford, CIO, describe Platinum's investment approach from an analyst's perspective...

Curious Investor Behaviour
read | 16 Feb 2017

Loss Aversion, 'FoMo', Anxiety and Mistiming

Douglas Isles discusses four common behavioural problems that make the journey of investing...

Curious Investor Behaviour
read | 11 Jan 2017

A Framework for Dealing with Change

Human beings are generally metathesiophobic, i.e. we have an intrinsic fear for change...

Investing - what matters
read | 25 May 2016

Who is Platinum? (Video)

Chief Investment Officer, Andrew Clifford, explains the essence of Platinum's investment...