Ashes Investment Blog: Funds, runs and the quest for balance
17 Jul 15
As with markets, so with cricket. After the variable bounce infused contest that saw Australia comprehensively beaten in Cardiff, the second test had started much more poorly for England on a road of a pitch at Lords – an indication of just how quickly things can change.
9 – Mitchell Johnson
No one ever really knows what they are going to get with Mitchell Johnson: Moustachioed destroyer or rather wayward nurturer of opposition batting averages.
Indeed, like the exact form of the tattoos on his arm, exactly what Johnson does is rather inscrutable, but when it works, it is a sight to behold. But, the sheer promise of brilliance is enough to put him in the side ahead of Broad.
Fund -Standard Life Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund
While decidedly less volatile than Johnson, the inner workings of Standard Life GARS are at least as mysterious to the average investor as Johnson is to cricket fans and opposition batsmen alike. But, like Johnson on song, the Standard Life fund has, so far, performed very well.
Tags: Investment Strategy | Wealth Management
