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Asset Allocation

Defensive stocks aren't the only ones that can beat the market in a correction

Not all market drawdowns are alike. For example, in those of more than 10%, materials- and energy-sector performance tend to be mixed, or highly variable. But in the...
Olivia Engel
State Street Global Advisors
Asset Allocation

Watling: The 'anything but expensive US equity' rotation

In July of 2021, Chris Watling shared two of his big calls with Livewire readers. One of them he nailed, the other he missed - and now it has him worried. Watling was...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

3 crucial risks and opportunities the market is missing in a changing world order

The Ukraine conflict is the first of a rolling series of crises we will face in the coming years, with tremendous implications for many investors. Volatile market...
Jerome Lander
WealthLander
Asset Allocation

March of the Commodities

Commodity prices have been booming over the last two years. But in recent weeks, these trends have gone into overdrive. In this wire, Alex Cathcart from Drummond...
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
Asset Allocation

Stock valuations hit near-record levels

“De-risking” is the buzzword du jour on Wall Street, where hedge funds and their ilk are cutting positions, selling stocks and covering shorts. So-called degrossing...
Chris Watling
Longview Economics
Asset Allocation

ASX reporting season update: Plenty of bright spots, despite cost pressures

Key Points The ASX200’s heavy weight stocks such as BHP, RIO, CBA, and CSL all delivered positive earnings results and this provides comfort in our overweight...
Shane Lee
Shane Lee
Foresight Analytics
Asset Allocation

Grab your coat, Crypto winter may be coming

Crypto assets have regularly crashed, anywhere from 20% to 50%, explains Justin Arzadon from BetaShares. But a ‘winter’ is a decline of 70% or more over a period of...
Justin Arzadon
Betashares
Asset Allocation

The top 1% invest 61% of their wealth in one asset

Goldman Sachs recently released a watershed piece of research. It showed the difference between how the wealthy invest versus the masses. For those aspiring to grow...
Romano Sala Tenna
Katana Asset Management
Asset Allocation

Crypto a must-have in a balanced investment portfolio

It’s no secret that achieving outsized returns with a traditional asset management approach has become more and more difficult in recent years.At the same time, we saw...
Dan Annan
Dan Annan
Cosmos Asset Management
Asset Allocation

How to handle the current falling market

How should investors approach a falling market while many of their investments are losing a lot of money? Glad you asked. In this wire, WealthLander's Jerome Lander...
Jerome Lander
WealthLander
Asset Allocation

Why we are copper bulls

While iron ore prices remain extraordinarily high and investors’ fixation with “battery metals” continues, there are simple but compelling reasons to believe copper...
Emanuel Datt
Datt Capital
Asset Allocation

Beware the Fed

Markets have had a rocky start to the year, with expensive growth stocks bearing the brunt of selling. Key to this has been an aggressive repricing of rate hike...
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
Asset Allocation

Is this a correction or a sign of a bear market?

January saw the largest equity correction since the dramatic March 2020 COVID sell-off. In January, US and Australian stocks both briefly touched the 10% “technical...
David Cassidy
Wilsons Advisory
Asset Allocation

Proceed with caution

With markets uncertain on inflation outlook and its rate of change, central bank signaling of liquidity withdrawal in long term bond yield compression and the...
Daniel Tamone
Daniel Tamone
The SILC Group
Asset Allocation

Four ways to massively improve performance in 2022

Are you measuring your performance? If so, are you doing it holistically – taking account of all the wins and losses across your entire portfolio? Then you’re in a...
Jerome Lander
WealthLander
Outlook Series

Where Livewire readers are investing in 2022

It's hard enough to predict what might happen in our local communities, let alone how global markets could perform over the year ahead. But they say there is strength...
Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Finding attractive income in 2022

In the current market environment, investors are faced with the challenge of finding attractive current income solutions that offer protection from rising interest...
Teiki Benveniste
Ares Wealth Management Solutions
Asset Allocation
Sponsored

Finding the perfect blend

We are pleased to share with you an exclusive interview with JANA Executive Director and Future Generation Australia (ASX: FGX) Investment Committee member John...
Future Generation
Future Generation
Asset Allocation

Winners, losers and the case for owning each

GMO’s Asset Allocation portfolios express three strongly held views: 1) value stocks globally are cheap relative to growth; 2) non-U.S. equity markets are cheap...
GMO Investment and Asset Management
GMO
Asset Allocation

Looking to 2022

Around this time last year, we made three broad market predictions: The availability of vaccines would see a return to relative normalcy in the second half of 2021....
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
Rapid Fire

Why macro matters: How Morgan Stanley is positioned for 2022 and 2023

Value should beat Growth, stocks will continue to outperform, and balanced portfolios (the well-loved 60/40 split) remain highly efficient, says Morgan Stanley Wealth...
Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

APRA fails its super performance test

One of the most challenging problems plaguing superannuation choice is how to evaluate historical performance outcomes against a fund’s stated objectives, which has...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Asset Allocation

Navigating the Cycle

In this month’s Insight, we showcase how we can use the changing business cycle as a signpost for asset class and investment style performance, a strategy known as...
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
Asset Allocation

A 100-year view of inflation and asset returns

Taking a very long view on inflation data, we see that equities and bonds both perform better when inflation is falling. But what about today’s world of persistent...
Anthony Doyle
Anthony Doyle
Firetrail Investments
Asset Allocation

It’s time to think differently

For over a decade now, interest rates have been suppressed and money has been cheap and free-flowing. This has produced outstanding returns for traditional asset...
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
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