The current environment seems to be one of extreme uncertainty. We have seen a strong economic recovery from last year’s global and Australian recessions – but there are worries about the resurgence of coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, peak growth, peak monetary and fiscal stimulus, high inflation, and high debt levels. And ‘get rich quick’ trading around crypto currencies and ‘meme’ stocks like GameStop on the back of the Reddit/WallStreetBets forum phenomenon have seen some question traditional approaches to investing. In the meantime, investors are getting bombarded with more information and views around investing than ever.
Despite this, the basic principles of investing remain timeless. Fortunately, some investment experts have a knack of encapsulating these in a few words that are insightful and inspiring. This note looks at those of particular relevance to the environment investors face today drawing on Sir John Templeton, Jack Bogle, Peter Lynch, Warren Buffett, Aldous Huxley, Frank Zappa, The Beatles and others.
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