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

Asset Allocation

How to guard your portfolio against bigger crashes

If there is one statistic that has caught Livewire's Hans Lee by surprise of late, it's this: The S&P/ASX 200 VIX has doubled in five months. So how can investors...
BHP
MQG
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Where the new breed of Unicorns will be found (hint: not in tech)

It was 2013 when US venture capital investor Aileen Lee coined the term ‘unicorn’ for private companies valued in excess of $1 billion. As of May 2022, CB Insights...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Why the growth stock rout is only "30%" complete

The growth trade has undoubtedly been the best trade over the last two years. Tesla is up over  1,400% in the last five years. FAANG stocks have become a go-to...
BHP
CPU
CSL
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Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

BlackRock's Rick Rieder on the "Category 5 hurricane" coming, and where his team is investing

For those who haven't heard of him, Rick Rieder is BlackRock's chief investment officer of global fixed income, head of the global asset allocation team, and chairman...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Interest rate hikes and high debt suggest the markets, the economy or both will break simultaneously

For most markets and their participants, the extent central banks will move rates is currently the most relevant and important factor for investment decision making....
Jerome Lander
WealthLander
Asset Allocation

Cash is king: Australia's Future Fund retreats out of Russia, risk assets

Everyone is finding it harder to make money - professionals, retail traders, and, as it turns out, the Future Fund. Livewire's Hans Lee takes a deep dive into the...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Russia is uninvestable, China is not: JP Morgan Asset Management

Uninvestable is a brutal description reserved for extreme situations. Chinese equities is not one of them, says Kerry Craig of JP Morgan Asset Management, who joined...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

1 big investment idea, 3 ways to attack it

Reading the responses of over 1000 investors from a recent survey of Livewire readers two clear messages jump off the page. The first message is that most survey...
BHP
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

The most contrarian investment to make right now

In recent weeks I’ve been discussing ‘peak inflation’ and the headwinds facing stock markets with clients. This week, it appears to have dawned on investors that...
Greg Canavan
Fat Tail Investment Research
Asset Allocation

Warning signs: Where the biggest money in markets is going

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Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Where investors' smart money is going as recession looms

Analysts are now revising the probability of a recession in the US. Last week, Goldman Sachs' Jan Hatzius upped the stakes - saying there is a 35% chance of a...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

I’ll have one of everything please

What a start to the year we have had. It has been the worst on record for fixed income asset classes across investment grade, high yield and "safe haven" bonds (such...
Helen Anthony
Janus Henderson
Expert Insights

Hedging against significant risk as markets climb a wall of worry

When things are looking gloomy we can be sure someone will tell us to be positive, to cheer up, to look on the bright side. Well, I've no time for mindless optimism....
Matt Buchanan
Matt Buchanan
Asset Allocation

Will bonds protect you in the future?

For more than two decades, investors have put faith in the value of the traditional 60:40 portfolio (1). This portfolio structure was designed to protect investors...
John Morgan
CTE Investments
Expert Insights

Downside protection at a reasonable cost over time

If there is one thing investors can be sure of it's how uncertain everything is. Will inflation spin commodities into another supercycle? Will Anthony Albanese know...
Matt Buchanan
Matt Buchanan
Asset Allocation

Ignore the electricity grid Chicken Littles

There has been a lot of talk lately about electric vehicles and their impact on the electricity grid. Some say we can’t transition to renewable energy because...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

Six warning signs of a global recession

The global economy is in a delicate state. Nearly every major economy is facing some sort of headwind. There are several signs that a global recession may be on the...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

Condoleeza Rice: How Putin will push up gas and oil prices for longer than you think (and why this is good for Aus)

Credit Suisse’s annual Asian Investment Conference usually throws up some special insight and this year was no exception. In this wire, Andrew McAuley from Credit...
Andrew McAuley
Credit Suisse
Asset Allocation

Why you should pay attention to global microcaps

Historically, the bond market has boasted a formidable reputation for its economic forecasting. However, recent history suggests it has either lost its mojo or is now...
Gino Rossi
Gino Rossi
Spheria
Asset Allocation

Analysing bitcoin drawdowns

There is a popular meme on crypto forums stating: “If you can’t handle the 20% drops, you don’t deserve the 600% gains.” Of course, in reality the potential for...
Justin Arzadon
Betashares
Asset Allocation

Four reasons to be positive on China

When Chinese vice premier Liu He speaks, the market evidently listens. In this wire, Tom Stevenson from Fidelity goes through the implications of his most recent...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Asset Allocation

Crypto and ETFs: what you need to know

Since the initial release of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have steadily pushed their way into the mainstream of finance. They have been widely accepted as...
Dan Annan
Dan Annan
Cosmos Asset Management
Asset Allocation

3 tips for navigating volatile markets

If we have learnt anything from the last couple of years, it's that it is easy to do well when the market is rising. Everyone can make a buck when the tide lifts all...
George Wong
George Wong
Kauri Asset Management
Asset Allocation
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Beware the crowd – why having a differentiated approach is critical to investing

Given the backdrop of rising interest rates, accelerating inflation, pandemic fatigue and geopolitical conflicts there is much to feel unsettled about. In recent...
Platinum Asset Management
Platinum Asset Management
Asset Allocation

Shane Oliver: How to play a faltering bull market

The spectacular slump we’ve seen in the ASX Small Ords and the NASDAQ 100 – down more than 7% and 15% – suggests the fever dream of the last two years might be over....
Angus Kennedy
Livewire Markets
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