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Is AUD a Coronavirus safe haven?

It was the absolute whipping boy of the crisis. Now it’s the superstar of the markets rebound. Is the AUD now a safe haven of the Coronavirus crisis? On the agenda, we...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

Where will you invest in the year ahead?

Dear Investors, First and foremost, we hope that you are healthy and surviving as best possible as we collectively navigate the challenges thrown up by COVID-19. ...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

As earnings season looms, portfolio managers look for long-term opportunity

Earnings season is heating up in earnest, giving investors a clear glimpse into the economic impact of the global lockdowns designed to slow the spread of the...
Kristina Hooper
Kristina Hooper
Invesco
Asset Allocation

Australian Property Catches Coronavirus, with Catherine Cashmore | Nucleus Investment Insights

Australian Property has caught Coronavirus: the strong rebound in Australian property values has come to a shuddering halt with the Coronavirus lockdown. Auction...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

3 ways to invest in gold

Gold has a long association with finance and investing—from its use as a form of early currency to gold standard-based currencies from the late 1800s. More recently,...
Rob Holder
Rob Holder
LGT Crestone
Asset Allocation

Market timing - Re-examining the pitfalls

This year has proven to be a challenging one for investors as markets have been plagued by extreme volatility in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 and the global...
Rob Holder
Rob Holder
LGT Crestone
Asset Allocation

Stable cashflows? Time to rethink infrastructure and property

One of the key defensive cornerstones of multi-asset and equities portfolios since the end of the GFC has been the use of property and...
Nick Morton
Nick Morton
Resonant Asset Management
Asset Allocation

The Long and Short of investing during the Coronavirus pandemic, with John Deniz | Nucleus Investment Insights

What's our view of Long and Short investing during the Coronavirus Pandemic? In today's webinar Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

What does the pandemic mean for long-term investors?

The Covid-19 pandemic has had – and is still having – a terrible human cost. Many are facing fears for their lives and livelihoods, and for those of their families and...
abrdn .
abrdn
Asset Allocation

Coronavirus: The limits of forecasting

A lot of people think a model and a forecast are the same thing. They aren’t. They are very different and knowing when you can forecast, and when you can only model is...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

Does core-satellite investing still stack up in the COVID-19 era?

Periods of market volatility often mean investors question the construction of their portfolios. Using a core-satellite investment approach has traditionally been...
Global X ETFs
Global X ETFs
Asset Allocation

This crisis has only just begun...

We believe markets are still overly optimistic and are failing to properly consider the ongoing challenges. As such, the current bounce may prove to simply be a bear...
Jerome Lander
WealthLander
Asset Allocation

Recession comes… but so too will the inevitable recovery

Easing geo-political tensions and better growth momentum as we entered 2020 are but a distant memory. The month of March delivered rolling shocks—from the spread of...
Scott Haslem
LGT Crestone
Asset Allocation

Will Coronavirus collapse the Australian Property market?

Will Coronavirus collapse the Australian Property market? Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics joins the podcast to discuss what his mortgage stress consumer...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Rapid Fire

To end the health crisis, we may begin a debt crisis

Even before COVID-19 changed the world, Tony Cousins of multi-asset and global equities manager Pyrford International was feeling pretty nervous heading into 2020. "We...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Your Industry Super fund is about to lie to you

Most superannuation funds, and especially industry funds have significant balances in unlisted assets. Many are telling you that these assets haven't lost money, or...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

Managing volatile markets

As we watch markets grapple with COVID-19 concerns, it is worth revisiting strategies to manage volatility in an investment portfolio. Even beyond the current...
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Global X ETFs
Global X ETFs
Asset Allocation

Coronavirus: Inside the mind of a trader with Marcus Padley | Nucleus Investment Insights

Today we spoke with Marcus Padley of Marcus Today about trading during the Coronavirus Crash. Topics on the agenda; how Marcus & Nucleus Wealth have performed thus far...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

The New Credit Ice Age | Nucleus Investment Insights

Today we look at the at the credit fallout of Coronavirus. What is the nature of this financial crisis? Is it over or does it have further to run? What is the role of...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Rapid Fire

One trap that could compound your pain

In times like this, asset allocation makes an outsized impact on your overall returns. An investor with a portfolio of stocks that have outperformed equity markets is...
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Asset Allocation

Markets on high alert

Nothing good results from panic. History has reinforced this point time and time again. It is our response to the crisis that is critical. Global central bank...
George Boubouras
K2 Asset Management
Asset Allocation

Performance Fees: Paying more doesn't make your fund manager smarter

I don't think performance fees help. Actually, I suspect performance fees probably do more harm than good.Reason 1: Work smarter not harderFirst, it is tough to...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

Coronavirus Brings Feast to Distressed Debt Market with Jonathon Rochford | Nucleus Investment Insights

When we last spoke to Jonathan late last year, he noted that there was hardly any distressed debt on the market for him to buy. Now there's a feast. In today's...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Asset Allocation

3 fundies and the opportunities they see

No-one saw it coming, and no-one wants it to stay. Covid-19 was the Black Swan that roiled society, cascaded into markets and triggered a global economic downturn that...
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Global Equities: A Generational Buying Opportunity Emerging

The purpose of this blog post is to take an objective and balanced account of what may well end up becoming a generational buying opportunity in global equities. To...
Callum Thomas
Topdown Charts
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