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Me & My Money: Taking a core-satellite approach to investing

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Profile of Ms Samantha Horton, chief business officer at digital investment platform Syfe at her River Valley home on Sep 30, 2022.
(Me & My Money with Ms Samantha Horton, chief business officer at digital investment platform Syfe. )

Ms Samantha Horton, chief business officer at digital investment platform Syfe.

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Sticking mostly to familiar terrain while taking controlled risks is a strategy that has served fintech executive Samantha Horton well.

Ms Horton, 37, espouses a core-satellite approach, where most of her money is passively managed in a main portfolio of index funds, with smaller portfolios for further diversification and more risk-taking.

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