Articles by Dan Brocklebank

The role of currency when investing offshore
If you buy a share in your local market, assessing your performance is easy. If the price goes up, you make money. If you buy shares in other markets, howeve...

What is a good offshore strategy?
Novice and experienced investors often ask the same question time and again: When is the best time to invest offshore?

Offshore investing: Not a popularity contest
There is no such thing as a ‘popular investment opportunity’. If it’s popular, then that popularity will already be reflected in the price you have to pay. A...

Global jitters: Avoid safe havens, opportunity in overlooked sectors
The uncertain global political and economic backdrop created by unexpected recent shocks has spooked investors. However fear, particularly when spurred by...

Beware the siren song of growth
Growth has an almost irresistible allure for investors. Whether it’s a rapidly growing economy, a start-up with a hot new product, or a new industry that...

Drilling into the detail of oil and gas investments
At first glance, the Orbis Global Equity Fund's exposure to Oil & Gas; Gas stocks appears to be similar to that of its benchmark. At December 2012, about 9% ...