Every investor has different goals — the key to achieving them is finding the right balance.

To make the most of investing, you'll need to have an investment plan. You should build this plan around your life goals. For example, if you want to obtain a regular flow of income from your investments, you will take a very different approach from someone who wants a large lump sum of money at a certain point in the future. You must also factor in your attitude to risk (which should vary according to your stage of life).

Every investment strategy and investment portfolio is individually tailored to suit the specific and individual needs of our clients.

As an independent financial Planner, I can help you create an investment plan by considering your investable assets, your current income and outgoings, and what you want to achieve in life.

Investment Portfolio

An investment portfolio is the assets held by an investor. Our investment options are made up of different combinations of asset classes. Understanding their characteristics can help you make wise investment decisions when it comes to your super or pension.

Asset classes are broken into two categories — defensive and growth

→ Defensive assets have a lower potential rate of return over the long-term but are also generally less volatile and have less potential to lose value than growth assets.

→ Growth assets have the potential to earn a higher rate of return over the long-term but are also generally more volatile than defensive assets.

We assist to invest in the following asset classes:

Fixed interest & cash

Cash, short-term deposits and bonds.

Equities

Stocks and shares of ownership in a company.

Property

Investing in residential or commercial property.

Alternatives

Infrastructure, such as roads and airports, private equity investments.

Defensive Assets:

✔ Cash and term deposits

✔ Money market funds

✔ Segregated funds

✔ Conservative mutual funds and index funds

✔ Annuities

Growth Assets:

✔ Growth oriented Mutual Funds

✔ Growth oriented Seg Funds

✔ Growth oriented index Funds

✔ Equity funds

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Planifi Diversified Funds

The Importance of Diversification

No asset class is free from risk. Using the different characteristics of each asset class in a balanced portfolio can help to smooth fluctuations in performance and balance risk.

To reduce the risk of losing capital when investing, you should diversify your investment portfolio. This means not putting all your eggs in the one basket.

Diversification can be implemented in three distinct ways by investing:

  • Across asset classes
  • Across markets and regions
  • Across investment management styles

As an investment advisor, my primary aim is to cultivate a prosperous investment journey for each of my clients. Through meticulous planning and strategic guidance, together with my clients we were able to consistently attain, at the very least, their initial targeted returns. This track record of success underscores my unwavering commitment to delivering tangible results and fostering enduring financial satisfaction. Rami Sayah, Investment advisor, Financial security advisor, F.PL.®

Constructing your portfolio

1
Finding out the risk profile

Determine an appropriate spilt of growth and defensive assets after assessing the client's need for capital preservation, risk tolerance and capital draw downs — also known as the client's risk profile.

2
Allocating the assets

Consider the client's income requirement and tax situation then select the most appropriate asset class allocation and investment style within those asset classes.

3
Selecting investments

Select investments using a "best of breed" professional money/fund manager approach.

The risk profile concept

Our risk profiles and splits between growth and defensive assets are:

  Growth Defensive
Conservative 20% 80%
Moderately conservative 40% 60%
Balanced 60% 40%
Growth 80% 20%
High Growth 100% 0%

What our investors say:

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We have found Sageplan Finance to be exactly what we have needed to manage our financial matters.

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Testimonial Author 2

They have been extremely helpful, and very practical, in their advice on pensions, inheritance tax planning and investment strategies.

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Testimonial Author 3

Just to say thank you for the time you obviously put into my strategies.

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Testimonial Author 4

They listened to what I want to achieve for a retirement & have guided me towards a balanced investment plan.

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