Where investors' future mistakes might be hiding : investment insights

The moment to be most fearful is when everyone else is blissfully unconcerned. This simplistic yet telling investment wisdom comes courtesy of the legendary Warren Buffet. During the course of 2013, we continued to observe once traumatised investors persist with their seemingly unrelenting pursuit of equities, with share indices throughout the world concluding the year at record highs. It is against this intoxicating backdrop of buoyant global equity markets that South African investors should pause and reconsider whether their portfolios remain well-positioned for the rest of the year ahead.