For investors who hoped that the pandemic induced market crash would result in a broad regional, sector or style rotation, the second half of 2020 has been rather awful so far. Totally disappointing the hopes of contrarians, Covid19 has struck a blow for winning investments and battered already underperforming strategies.
The thought-provoking cocktail of digital (technology) disruption, low yield environment and the rise of passive investment products is severely impacting the traditional Swiss wealth management and many players are not prepared for it.
Pros have lots of choices, but for individuals, the best move may be to start saving more
But taking a step back now and then to calmly reflect our actions is essential for lasting success. We can only improve over time if we systematically learn from mistakes and we can only learn from our mistakes if we identify them properly.