One of the things that makes City Different Investments, well, different is our principled investment approach. We are doing a series of articles looking at the three tenets of our equity investment strategy; long-term horizons, a differentiated research approach, and balanced portfolios. For this piece, we dive into how we balance portfolios. 

How has the equity team at City Different reacted to the market downturn and all this talk of recession? The short answer - we haven't. We believe market timing is a loser's game. If you have a financial advisor — or a suitable asset allocation and long-term plan — you should fight the urge to react to big market moves.

Don’t have time for one more New Year’s top-10 list? How about just a top 5? Right now, everyone is making 2022 stock and bond market forecasts. But some are falling into a trap called “recency bias”—the tendency to overemphasize recent events when we try to predict the future. Recency plays a huge role in shaping relative valuations and deciding...