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August 2023
Angles & Perspectives - Second Quarter 2023
PSG Asset Management
Anet Ahern, Chief Executive Officer
Asset Management
Kevin Cousins, Head of Research
PSG Asset Management
Ané Craig, Fund Manager
PSG Asset Management
Shaun le Roux, Fund Manager
Asset Management
In this edition, Head of Research Kevin Cousins considers how a misunderstanding of the nature of inflation during the 1970s and 1980s may be contributing to an incorrect policy response currently. Assistant Fund Manager Ané Craig elaborates on how investors should think about navigating the investment environment when it is clear that conditions are far from ideal. Lastly, Fund Manager Shaun le Roux argues that in the current environment, the benefits for patient investors who can stay the course are amplified even more than usual.
Angles & Perspectives Q2 2023
In this edition, Head of Research Kevin Cousins considers how a misunderstanding of the nature of inflation during the 1970s and 1980s may be contributing to an incorrect policy response currently. Assistant Fund Manager Ané Craig elaborates on how investors should think about navigating the investment environment when it is clear that conditions are far from ideal. Lastly, Fund Manager Shaun le Roux argues that in the current environment, the benefits for patient investors who can stay the course are amplified even more than usual.
Introduction
Anet Ahern
CEO, PSG Asset Management
Arthur Burns, William Miller and learning the right lessons from history
Kevin Cousins
Focus on the right factors when navigating a stormy investment environment
Ané Craig
There has seldom been a better time to extend your investing time horizon
Shaun le Roux
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