Newsletter – September 2023

This issue covers our human nature of feeling twice as much pain from an investment loss as we do pleasure from a gain, and while it can be tempting to view our investments daily, the key to long-term investment success is being invested over the longer term.

Responsible Investing at Booster and our backing of two climate-focused investor initiatives – the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

The benefits of adding unlisted investments (investments that aren’t listed on publicly traded exchanges) to your portfolio. When selected appropriately, these investments tend to offer attractive returns relative to the risks involved and help support the growth of NZ businesses.

This issue covers the importance of being invested, through the highs and lows, over the longer term.

Our theme this month is diversification. Diversifying investments can mitigate risk by balancing the ups and downs of individual shares, and individual countries to reduce their impact on your entire portfolio. A diversified portfolio is more resilient because it’s designed to capture growth while providing relative security during market downturns.

This issue covers what the results of the NZ general election and the conflict in the Middle East mean for investors.