Fund weather report: Not just blue skies over Black Barn

Fund weather report: Not just blue skies over Black Barn
David Chaplin
It was darkening outside Black Barn, volatile storm clouds cluttering the early evening sky as the crowd gathered.From the patio of the Hawkes Bay vineyard, we could see across the bay where a rare waterspout competed with lightning for attention. There might’ve been thunder.Pie financial adviser Simon told me business was booming. And it is. Pie Funds had filled the room in the second-to-last leg of what – we were told – was a record-breaking national tour in the group’s annual ‘investor series’.Some st...

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