David Jane: Investment lessons from the World Cup so far

‘Tales of the unexpected’

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A number of investment lessons can already be taken from this World Cup, writes David Jane - including allowing for a range of scenarios in a portfolio rather than relying on a small number of imprecise predictions

The World Cup has so far confounded the experts during many games so might there be some lessons for investment we can learn from such events? Having seen many of the large, historically successful countries fall to supposedly weaker opponents, the key lesson is carefully to consider all possible outcomes rather than apply a high degree of certainty to your preferred or expected outcome. The odds of an underdog winning a football match are much higher than we believe - just as the chances of an investment view coming right precisely as you expect are much less than your instincts lead yo...

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