The right approach to investing

There are many avenues of investing. The most popular ones are property, gold, bank deposits, stocks, and mutual funds. Within each, there's an absolute jungle of options. That's why many investors struggle when it comes to choosing an appropriate investment - time is short and the choices many. The obvious outcome is that the most persuasive salesperson we meet ends up becoming the de facto decision-maker of our financial lives. Financial decisions get reduced to product choices, which become dependent on which product is worth someone else's while to pitch to u

This article was originally published on August 26, 2020.