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

Asset Allocation

AMP's investment chiefs talk up its Bitcoin bet

Just when you thought the bitcoin frenzy couldn't get more bizarre, AMP announced it's jumped in on behalf of its super investors.
AMP
Tom Richardson
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Should you own stocks, gold, or bitcoin? Legendary investor who predicted the ’87 crash has an answer

The post-pandemic world of record money printing and debt means investors must adjust or lose out. Tudor-Jones explains how to make money.
Tom Richardson
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Investors are bullish on these 3 assets - and bearish everything else

Money managers are still bullish, cash is still at multi-year lows, but investors are questioning the soft landing consensus.
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Descending the wall of hope

When there is no longer a wall of worry to climb, it’s time to start descending the wall of hope.
Sebastian Mullins
Schroders
Asset Allocation

The two ways to respond to back-to-back gains of more than 20% in the stock market

Will the Tigger approach cost investors again just as it did in 1999?
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Asset Allocation

Our glass is still half full - but expect lower returns and more volatility in 2025

We think the potential for investors who ascribe to our top-down thesis to generate above-average returns is still compelling.
Henry McVey
KKR Australia
Outlook Series

Growth, dividend stocks, and even Bitcoin: What Livewire readers plan to buy when the RBA finally cuts rates

What will you do when the RBA finally starts to cut interest rates? The answers are a lot more varied than you may expect.
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Why cautious optimism should be the investing mantra of 2025

The key risks to keep an eye on in the coming months are inflation and trade tensions.
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Asset Allocation

Assumptions overboard: How our rapidly changing world will impact your investments

The changing global backdrop could significantly affect prices across asset classes, with elevated dispersion within them.
Ronald Temple
Lazard Asset Management
Asset Allocation

Markets are priced to perfection - but does anyone really know what will happen next?

If the market does represent the future, US markets have priced in a lot of good news.
Arian Neiron
VanEck
Outlook Series

How to invest $1 million in 2025

Two leading wealth managers share their expertise to help you get your portfolio set for 2025 and beyond.
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Did Tom Stevenson's crystal ball deliver this year?

Last December, I thought the recession that didn’t arrive in 2023 would finally show up in 2024 on the back of higher for longer interest rates. From a UK perspective,...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Asset Allocation

What’s on the horizon across asset classes in 2025?

2024 was a year marked by global inflation and economic growth concerns. As we head into 2025, volatility will remain an enduring constant.
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First Sentier Investors
First Sentier Investors
The Rules of Investing

Top-rated adviser Paul Burgon reveals his 10 principles for investing in 2025 and beyond

One of Australia’s top-rated financial advisers explains how you can invest like the best and set up your portfolio for success
The Rules of Investing
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

How we are investing for a changing and more complex world in 2025

Most investors expect to see increased volatility in markets in 2025 and beyond. We tend to agree.
Ali Dibadj
Janus Henderson
Views from the Top

2025 will provide a reality check for markets - and these assets could benefit the most

Plus, why Trump's second era of tariffs may not have as consequential an impact as markets fear.
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Uncovering covered calls

Australian investors are increasingly exploring covered call strategies for reliable cash flow and to manage volatility.
Marc Jocum
Global X ETFs
Asset Allocation

Key implications of Trump 2.0 for Private Equity

We remain optimistic about private equity’s ability to navigate change in a dynamic environment
Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman
Asset Allocation

Why we're continuing to add stocks and credit to portfolios in 2025

2025 should be another good year for risk assets: Moderate growth and disinflation support elevated valuations.
Alexandre Ventelon
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Asset Allocation

Multi-Asset 2025 Outlook: Will growth Trump inflation?

The incoming Trump administration’s pro-growth policies may be about to put the US Federal Reserve in a very tight spot.
Sebastian Mullins
Schroders
Asset Allocation

Emerging Markets: On the cusp of a renaissance

Emerging markets, home to 80% of the world's population, are poised for growth with nearly 2 billion people expected to join their formal economies over the next...
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
Asset Allocation

9 "sensibly priced" investment ideas for 2025

Plus, why investors will have to question whether Donald Trump's pro-growth policies are really pro-inflation ones.
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

"It's tricky": Why Morgan Stanley is holding firm to "underweight" ASX banks call in 2025

Its model portfolio may have underperformed the benchmark by 2.25%, but Morgan Stanley's sell-side team are holding firm to their call.
BHP
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Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Unlocking value beyond consensus in gold, energy & consumer staples | Michael Goldberg

Hear Michael, Co-Founder of Collins St AM, explain how hands-on research & real-world insights uncover hidden value in Aussie equities.
BPT
CSR
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Murdoch Gatti
York Wealth Management
Asset Allocation

Nothing could possibly go wrong

We could see a narrowing of returns across market sectors as more expensive areas of the market grow into their multiple.
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
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