The onslaught of information we receive on a daily basis does not necessarily make us better investors, writes James Klempster, but rather puts the emphasis on advisers helping clients seek to control how they react
The return of the 2019 Cricket World Cup has reminded me of the first time I saw high-definition TV a few years back. Watching the cricket, I was blown away by the quality of the picture - even if it did take me a while to get used to seeing some of the pundits' faces in such unforgiving detail. A decade or so later and either I have become accustomed to it or the presenters have embraced make up. Either way the lesson for me is that it is not always helpful to have more information. Sometimes a lo-fi smear actually helps. The problem is, information is truly ubiquitous these days and th...
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