MAB Quarterly Review Q1 2025 - Cautious - Flipbook - Page 15
The longer the time gaps between observations, the higher the probability of positive returns and hence the
opportunity to make better investment decisions and not being tempted to make knee-jerk reactions during
market turbulence.
Your key focus should be on having the right portfolio in place to reach your 昀椀nancial goals. This means a
diversi昀椀ed portfolio of the right mix of asset classes at the right stage in your life. Coupled with an understanding
of when you will and will not need to access funds; It is the difference between the unimportant and the
important numbers.
The unimportant numbers are those short-term measures: weekly and monthly 昀椀gures are a distraction from
your long-term goals.
Source: Financial Express analytics, data from 31/03/2025 to 30/04/2025, FTSE All Share, S&P 500,
MSCI Europe ex-UK, MSCI Japan, MSCI Emerging Market, and MSCI AC World, in Sterling.
The important numbers are the long-term measures. By investing in equities, buying a share of the best
companies around the world over the past 20 years (an average length of a couple in retirement), has
produced life changing returns for a diligent and patient investor,
Source: Financial Express analytics, data from 30/04/2005 to 30/04/2025, FTSE All Share, S&P 500,
MSCI Europe ex-UK, MSCI Japan, MSCI Emerging Market, and MSCI AC World, in Sterling.
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