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Financial Thaimes: Why are your investments not working for you?
Financial Thaimes: Why are your investments not working for you?
Even in these difficult times the world is facing, the fundamental rules of investing are constant and are unaltered by the severe economic conditions we are seeing.  Here are five possible reasons why your money might not be growing the way it should be. Investing is about sticking to simple rules.
Financial Thaimes: Warren Buffett’s top three investment tips
Financial Thaimes: Warren Buffett’s top three investment tips
Warren Buffett is widely considered as one of the greatest investors ever. He is renowned for being humble about his skills and regularly offers advice that investors can follow to achieve success. Here is our list of his top three investment tips.
Financial Thaimes: Top 10 mistakes expats make with their money
Financial Thaimes: Top 10 mistakes expats make with their money
William Frisby at Hampton Bridge investment consultants has spent 15 years advising expats in Asia on how to save and invest their money. Here is a list of the top 10 mistakes that I regularly see when I sit in front of new clients who need help. If you have experienced any of these then contact me today.
Financial Thaimes: Watching the COVID high
Financial Thaimes: Watching the COVID high
Believe it or not, investment markets are at an all-time high. Sounds hard to believe doesn’t it, considering that the world is in the middle of a pandemic where we are seeing endless amounts of people dying, losing their jobs, salaries being halved or lost and businesses going bankrupt by the day. Yet, the S&P 500, an index of the 500 largest companies in America, is sitting at 3,484 (28/8/2020), higher than its all-time high of 3,394 from February this year. 
Financial Thaimes: Beating the trend – Stable performance rules in keeping your money safe
Financial Thaimes: Beating the trend – Stable performance rules in keeping your money safe
In 2011, at the age of 33, Andre Villas Boas became the youngest manager ever to win a European competition when he guided Porto to a UEFA Europa League title. Following a remarkable season, AVB, as he had become known, tendered his resignation and flew to London to take charge of Chelsea. He lasted just nine months before he felt the brunt of the billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
Financial Thaimes: In money, managers matter
Financial Thaimes: In money, managers matter
Next month the 21st Fifa World Cup will kick off in Russia. On the back of world cup fever, we thought it would be an appropriate time to discuss the lessons that football can teach us about selecting investments
Financial Thaimes: Keep calm and ignore the noise
Financial Thaimes: Keep calm and ignore the noise
As the Davos economic forum drew to a close earlier this year, there was an unusual consensus that the economic prospects for the world were positive. A week later, the Dow Jones experienced its largest sell-off in six years. As markets begin to rise back to their 2017 levels, I think it is prudent to take stock of what has just happened and how it affects your financial planning.
Financial Thaimes: The cost of learning – Who is paying for your children’s university fees?
Financial Thaimes: The cost of learning – Who is paying for your children’s university fees?
Are you an expat living in Phuket that has a young family, or maybe you are in the planning stages? If you have children, you may already be paying for tuition fees at a local international school, unless you are lucky enough to be on an expat contract with everything included by your employer. Whatever the case may be, when your youngsters are old enough to go to university, there isn't going to be anyone to help you or your children foot the bills unless you come from a wealthy background.