Alek Trpkoski, Author at Invest Now. Impact Tomorrow.

8 Psychological Biases That Impact Investing

30.05.2022 Alternative Investments

In order to achieve success in investing you must make good investment decisions and act on them. However, as investors we are all prone to psychological or behavioural biases that can lead to poor decision making and investment mistakes. When facing uncertainty together with a large...

The Dynamics of Alternative Investments

26.06.2020 Alternative Investments

The dynamics within the global investment markets are ever-changing. And how this is embraced will impact your overall performance. From external factors that affect investments (COVID-19) to factors that result in lost opportunities (timely decision-making) are ever present. Additionally, assisting these factors, are applications that provide instantaneous...

How Australian Hedge Funds Take Advantage of Market Inefficiencies To Generate Out-Sized Returns

30.04.2020 Equities Market

Hedge funds generally are able to generate out-sized returns from exploiting market inefficiencies and I would say that developed markets usually offer less of these inefficiencies than what can be found in less well research markets like Australia. The advantage of investing in Australia is that while...

Data is the new gold.

30.04.2020 Global Trends

Accessing the right type of data in conjunction with technology driven strategies assists in executing the right investment opportunities. Using technology, speed and big data to gain an edge, specifically in the equities markets that can exploit market inefficiencies, are what many innovative investment firms are...

Unique Investment Opportunities in “Unrated” Funds

30.04.2020 Equities Market

In last week’s Australian Financial Review (26.08.18) Mr Paul Burgon who runs an ultra-high net worth boutique wealth management firm based in Sydney stated that: "clients were increasingly looking for access to unique investment opportunities, including funds that did not have research ratings". He added that many...