03/09/2015
China continues to fall, and thus we have the correct policy to stay liquid. There is no good reason to invest at the moment. It is too late to sell and too early to buy, so stay liquid and wait for opportunities to come. At this time the most highly prised position is liquidity, so let’s enjoy it. But as with all falls there will be a buying opportunity in the future. The question is when?
Experience tells us to do certain things:
1. Buy a small amount and drip feed the account if further falls come.
2. Only buy stocks that are nearly certain to survive. i.e. the blue chips. It is pointless to but at the correct moment, but in the wrong stock.
3. Take a medium to long term view. The most difficult thing to get right in investing is the timing. In fact the timing is nearly always wrong and you are forced to sit it out. Don’t worry about this just wait and only panic if things get really serious, and that never really happens Microsoft, Apple and Ford might wobble but they will not fail.
Use the opportunity of the market to buy quality at a lower price.
David Le Mare
CEO Rinsa 3rd September 2015.