What do professional investors do when the world is on fire?

About this episode

The episode discusses how professional investors respond to global crises compared to everyday investors.

When news of events like the war in Iran hit share markets – everyday investors often act on instinct, but what do professional investors do? This week, Nadine is joined by Sam Dickie, a senior portfolio manager at Fisher Funds. Together they talk through what happens to investing when the world is on fire. The Prosperity Project is now available on video! Watch now on nzherald.co.nz or YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Nadine

Guest: Sam Dickie

Topics covered

• investing
• professional investors
• market reactions
• global events
• portfolio management

Keywords

• investing
• professional investors
• market
• Iran
• portfolio management
• Fisher Funds
• global events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fisher Funds

Places: Iran

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