This week we take a look at central bank guidance. What does it actually mean and what's the point? What is it good for? Those of you of a certain age will know the next line from Edwin Starr’s 1970 hit song is “absolutely nothing!” He was talking about something...
Attempting to time the market perfectly is typically a fools game. That said, it can certainly help to know what to look for when trying to identify the bottom. So, what signs are we looking for? From March 2020 to mid-2021, Australian investors were treated to an...
A quick Google search for investing news provides 20+ sensationalist headlines. Interest rate changes, inflation, market cycles and quarterly updates provide media and marketers with an abundance of topics to craft clickbait with the intent of attracting eyeballs to...
This week we take a look at the factors contributing to the global food shortage and why prices will likely remain elevated for the foreseeable future. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Food Price Index - a global benchmark for food...
Recession. If you feel like this word is everywhere at the moment and everyone is talking about it, you would be right. Google searches for the term have spiked and every finance program and publication is covering it. So, let's take a look. So, what exactly is...
This week we look into the efficacy of the RBA raising interest rates to combat inflation and the subsequent impact on Australian property prices. Australia’s penchant for property is about to be tested as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) embarks on raising...
This week we visit a topic that has been all the rage in 2022. Inflation. A word we perhaps hadn’t heard of in a couple of decades but has saturated every headline this year. As we write the ASX has given back around 14% from its peak in 2021 and the ASX Small...
With rates on the rise we turn to a pressing issue facing economies the world over; global debt. What will the implications be and is there a way to prepare for it? We begin this weeks article on global debt with a story. This is the story of Sri Lanka which has seen...
This week we look at a new government in Canberra and what, if any, are the implications for markets? Before proceeding into what is intrinsically a divisive topic, we’ll start with the conclusion, the answer is the implications are negligible. Some context As market...
One of the greatest privileges of being in this business is the ability to talk to other investors on a daily basis and understand the pulse of the market. Right now the pulse seems to be confusion, not necessarily fear. Confusion breeds uncertainty which can paralyze...
Robert Swift takes some time to look at portfolio allocation in the context of the current global climate; now focussing on investing in the 'needs' and not 'wants'. Most risk assets have had a decent fall this year. Long overdue and somewhat predictable perhaps but,...
This week we would like to look at the commodities market. This is a fascinating topic in a world coming out of a global pandemic, in the midst of a “Green Transition” and tackling exacerbated income inequalities. Toss into this mix the context of Russian sanctions....
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