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The multi-asset perspective, covering trends across key asset classes and relative weightings between them.

Rapid Fire

The blood is being sucked from markets: Here's why dividends and credit can bring your portfolio back to life

"The Federal Reserve is the only Sherrif in town," says John Woods, Chief Investment Officer (Asia Pacific) at Credit Suisse. And what happens when the only Sheriff...
David Thornton
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Australian credit: When liquidity dries up

With the La Niña weather pattern inundating us with rain this past year, it’s hard to imagine that drought is looming, but as central banks continue to tighten, the...
Shan Kwee
Janus Henderson
Asset Allocation

Buffett’s advice holds true, unless it's this one piece

Few things hold true in this world. Or specifically, the wonderful world of finance and investing. The first being that Warren Buffett is an extraordinary investor...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

What if bonds don’t hedge equity returns anymore?

Do bonds hedge equity returns? The answer is essential for portfolio constructors. Bonds haven’t done so recently and may remain less useful, in that regard, than...
Ken Liow
Realm Investment House
Asset Allocation

Central banks will go too far

In tightening cycles, central banks typically raise rates until something breaks. We have had a few candidates in recent weeks, Credit Suisse, Argentina and most...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

Are we there yet?

Key Points: ‍• Whether the market has troughed or will make new lows depends on whether the Fed is able to achieve a moderation in inflation without too much...
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
Asset Allocation

T. Rowe Price: The only thing that matters in markets right now is not inflation

Something big is about to break, and you need to be nimble. That was the main message from T. Rowe Price's Head of International Fixed Income Arif Husain, who...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

What to do when diversification doesn't work

2022, to date, has been a year of seismic change at every level, with profound consequences for everyone, not just financial markets. The risk of significant...
David Elms
Janus Henderson
Asset Allocation

Seven things for investors to keep in mind in rough times like these

Successful investing can be really hard in times like the present. Falls in share markets and other assets are stressful as no one likes to see their wealth decline,...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Asset Allocation

Chris Watling's portfolio preparation guide for a 2023 global recession

Last week, London-based economist and founder of Longview Economics Chris Watling walked into a pub and ordered three pints of beer. The barman poured the pints and...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

The vicious cycle of equity valuations

“Having badly misjudged the strength of inflation over the past year, central banks are now anxious to convey the message that they are determined not to repeat the...
GMG
MQG
Marcus Bogdan
Blackmore Capital
Asset Allocation

Two things investors should watch for into 2023 and beyond

US stocks probably have some way to fall before bottoming out, and cash is a decent place to hide right now: these are a couple of the key takeaways from my recent...
Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Four key reasons for adding risk into Q4

It’s probably one of the great understatements to describe markets in the third quarter as “challenging”, with July’s initial bounce in global equities giving way to...
Tim Toohey
Yarra Capital Management
Asset Allocation

BlackRock: Stocks will head lower - why you need to get used to it

Global equity prices are heading south, bond yields are heading north, and the era of free money is making way for the era of the trade-off. That's the new, and far...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Where to invest as recession fears worsen

The production cut announced by OPEC+ last week, which will reduce oil output by more than 1 million barrels per day, is just the latest piece of bad news for the...
Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
Rapid Fire

The barbarians have gone and the gates to private equity are finally open

Rachael Lockyer was destined for a career in private equity. Entrepreneurial flair was in her family and at the ripe young age of 18, the Auckland native had a team...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Five hard lessons to learn from poor market returns in September 2022

September was a historically poor month in markets. In our previous article, we predicted the essence of what happened, including calling all three key interest rate...
Jerome Lander
WealthLander
Asset Allocation

Why fine wine is a better diversifier than Bitcoin

Not all investment alternatives (1) are created equal, just as some alternatives might not provide the portfolio diversification qualities the name suggests. It’s no...
Andrew Harman
First Sentier Investors
Asset Allocation

"Even a stunned mullet would be moved": Why Australian investors need to watch the UK's economic crisis closely

Veteran investor Jonathan Pain has described the price action of the last 48 hours exquisitely - "even a stunned mullet would be moved by recent events." In the face...
BRG
MQG
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Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

What's driving the global equity bear market - and what you should buy instead

Markets are shattering records all over the world and in every asset class. Although the decline in US equities is not near the long-run average for bear markets...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Expert Insights

Liquidity is the coward

Liquidity is a fair-weather friend. It's there for the good times, but absent without leave when market volatility hits. For Chris Wallis, CIO at Vaughan Nelson...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Fund in Focus

Rolling with the punches: The fund designed to take the market hits and keep on coming

Mike Tyson once said, before a big fight, ‘everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth’. On the battlefield, the same sentiment is conveyed by the adage...
David Elms
Janus Henderson
Income Series

The top 10 income shares, funds and ETFs in 2022 as voted by Livewire readers

Inflation is high and investment income needs to keep up with the grocery bills (let alone energy prices). Interest rates are also rising which is both an...
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Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Expert Insights

Is the Federal Reserve's greatest challenge still coming?

No one likes hearing the "I" word (inflation) or the "R" word (recession) more than they already do. Both words have been the key themes for markets to grapple with in...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Income Series

An income-yielding property play resilient to house price falls

A pragmatic outlook for residential property prices was a key takeaway from my recent chat with MA Financial’s Drew Bowie, which occurred just a day after the...
Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
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