Expert Insights

Critics of the 60/40 portfolio have their blinkers on

The age-old 60/40 portfolio has copped a growing chorus of criticism lately.  In short, the 60/40 strategy - made up of 60% equities, 40% bonds - is a hedging...
David Thornton
Livewire Markets
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The counter-cyclical asset that pays in a downturn

How do high inflation and rising interest rates impact markets? For many, the answer would be some combination of greater risk and lower returns from traditional asset...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
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2 long-term winners (and why you can still uncover value in resources)

In the first half of 2022, there were two main winners that dominated markets around the globe - energy and materials stocks. Resource-reliant investors would have...
Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
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How to avoid the "Valley of Death"

There has always been an allure to an IPO. Fortunes can be created and lost in hours, as the market sizes up a new participant and the preceding wave of hype. Why...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
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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
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Asia is at a crossroads: Here's what investors need to know

Fidelity International's Anthony Srom has seen plenty of the Asian Century's development in his time. Since joining the firm's Singapore team in 2006, he's led the...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
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Have bond markets priced in too much?

Bonds, more than any other security, are used as bellwethers of economic health. And their professorial prowess has been in high demand lately.  Among other things,...
David Thornton
Livewire Markets
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2 lessons learned over 3 decades for all market conditions

When equity markets go sideways, you often hear the expression that it is a ‘stockpickers market’. The insinuation is that if you know how to identify high-quality...
Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
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3 compelling areas of investment opportunity in Asia

Three investment themes within the Asian region will remain compelling whether the world enters a recession or not, says Fidelity’s Anthony Srom. Electric vehicles,...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
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The investment manager that pays no mind to rising rates

Rising rates are like the plague for fixed income portfolios. That is, unless you're Ardea.  When rates go up, so do yields. But when yields rise, the value of bonds...
David Thornton
Livewire Markets
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How to trade time for value

So much of successful investing is about finding something the market has either missed or is yet to pay attention to. If you can trade on that idea before the market...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
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How Fidelity's Anthony Srom uses sentiment to generate value

"High Conviction" is bandied about a lot in the investing world. But how does one actually find stocks that fit the bill? For Fidelity’s Anthony Srom, in large part,...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
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Credit Suisse: The catalyst to go underweight equities (and the triggers to reverse it)

It’s no secret that the past year has been a tough environment for markets. As Andrew McAuley, chief investment officer and wealth manager for Credit Suisse points...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
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How activism unlocked a 44% return for investors in this little-known stock

Last year, L1 Capital invested in a little-known fuel retailer out of New Zealand. At the time, the team thought the company was undervalued and boasted high-quality...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
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Why this fundie believes you can outperform the market with 10 stocks or less

It was Nobel prize laureate Harry Markowitz who famously posited that the "only free lunch in investing is diversification". By this, he meant that diversification...
Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
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How to find sustainable growers in healthcare, mining and energy

Whether you believe in climate change or not, a growing group of investment leaders continue to trumpet the enormous opportunity offered by the transition to net zero...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
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The expert's guide to investing in China

If there's anyone who knows about investing in the Asian behemoth, it's Ox Capital Chief Investment Officer Dr Joseph Lai. He's been investing, winding, and stock...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
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A quality company that actually benefits from rising rates

For all the hubbub of inflation being the kryptonite of markets, very few of us realised that it would be rising rates that would really do the trick.  Since the RBA...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
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Is it time to deploy cash into emerging markets?

Ken Thompson, one of the earliest pioneers of computer science in the US, had a philosophy that now rings true across many industries. Make each program do one thing...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
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Are we at the turning point for emerging market equities?

"Don't Fight The Fed(eral Reserve)" is a time-tested adage in financial markets. The short explanation is that investors should make decisions in concert with the...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
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How to identify dividend traps (and a compelling company that is actually growing its yield)

Ah, dividend traps. The Achilles' heel of any income investor's portfolio. These too-good-to-be-true dividend yields are often that, enticing - sure, but...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
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Why income investors have a lot to be excited about this reporting season

With inflation and rising rates raining on the equities market's parade, many brokers and fund managers have forewarned investors of an "earnings recession" this...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
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Three global stocks with the competitive advantage to beat their rivals - and one trap card

In this special fourth edition of Expert Insights, we ask Matthew Landy of Lazard Asset Management just one question that required a lot of depth and time to discuss....
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
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A load of manure to help solve climate woes

Investors are becoming increasingly aware of the major themes – or gigatrends – dominating our times and even private market investors are in. Urs Wietlisbach,...
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
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The boring and the beautiful: How to find quality investments

Think of all the acronyms that were born out of the 2020-22 retail trader influx - BTD (buy the dip), FOMO (fear of missing out), and HODL (hold on for dear life)....
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Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
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