Leonard Kruger

23 Aug 2017

Investing: How to resist the lure of the herd

By Janice Roberts

By Leonard Krüger, Allan Gray portfolio manager. While humans take comfort in mimicking the behaviour of one another – we would rather be wrong in the company of many – when it comes to our finances, moving with the herd does not always produce the best results.

27 Jul 2017

Following the herd can be detrimental to your investment plan

By Janice Roberts

Long-term investors are cautioned against acting ‘because everyone else is doing it’, as this can result in them straying from their investment plans.