T The role of wealth management Dollars & Sense Peter Watson 23 | Thursday, June 12, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com he role of wealth management is to provide a road map to a client's nancial success. That road is constructed with the aid of decades of research from two opposing camps: investment theory and behavioural nance. Successful navigation means using what has been learned from both bodies of research. Investment theory is about what works and how you should invest. This is referred to as modern portfolio theory and ef cient-market hypothesis. Consider this to be a practical hands-on guide to the types of investment strategies useful in your personal investing efforts. Knowledge is essential when constructing an investment portfolio. Start by determining your target return. This is based on the arithmetic of investing. How much money do you have to invest, will you be able to save and add to your investments? If you have a nancial goal to accumulate a speci c amount of money by a certain time, that is a combination of how much you invest and the return needed for you to reach that goal. The return on investment is your target return. The idea is to achieve this target with as little risk as possible. That leads to the decision on how to allocate your investment dollars between stocks and bonds. Stocks are more risky than bonds but over a long period of time will likely provide better returns. Bonds are used to lessen volatility and most likely have lower returns. It is the weighting of the number of stocks and bonds that is the single most important factor in determining the investment return. The ef cient-market hypothesis says the value of stocks, as determined by the market, is the correct way to value a stock. Thinking you can outsmart the market by selecting speci c stocks because they are undervalued is not GET UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS MICHAEL LEE-CHIN PRESENTS ACCESS 2014 SPEAKER SERIES Guest Contributor supported by academic investment research or market performance history. The preferred way to invest is to own a broadly diversi ed collection of stocks -- this should be done at as low a cost as possible. All of this is the rational side of investing, which can hit a speed bump called behavioural nance where human emotional swings replace any foundation of investment logic. The theory about how to invest can easily disappear. Human nature can hurt investment performance. Shortterm reactionary decisions are made when long-term discipline is needed. After a logical and sound nancial plan is developed, it is only a matter of time before short-term emotional decisions based on stock market swings motivate us to ignore the original longterm approach. That is reality and it happens all the time. 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