debt

A recent academic paper found that adding leverage to an equity portfolio increased volatility but decreased returns for the vast majority of investors. The higher...

To say that government debt levels are high is nothing new. Even before COVID hit, despite years of austerity, debt levels were already extremely elevated. But after...

Governments the world over have been lamenting the lack of productivity growth for the last 15 years. In Australia this has been somewhat masked by our enormous...

One of the ongoing debates amongst economists is whether there is a level of sovereign debt-to-GDP which would hamper a nation’s economic growth prospects. It...

Are you concerned about the increasing number of zombie companies and a looming tech bubble? Well, perhaps the situation is not as worrying as it seems. With...

Join us as we discuss the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus, and whether Australia's global leading household debt levels may fuel a protracted downturn in our...

Remember when debt was debt. Those were the days. When if you didn’t have the cash you didn’t buy anything. When there was a thing called “Saving up”. Remember that?...

Much has been written about the cause of this financial crisis. At its core, it’s a public health crisis that’s resulted in a financial crisis. Similarly, a lot of ink...

Over the past few months we have looked several times at debt crises and how they are likely to be resolved. We had Dr Hail on to talk about MMT, we featured Ray...

Credit securities, both in Australia and globally are getting back on their feet. The bookbuilds this week of $1 billion of corporate debt by Woolworths, $1.25 billion...

Will Coronavirus cause a debt crisis? And if so, what type of debt crisis? How likely is a major debt deleveraging?Ray Dalio has a number of videos and books out...

It’s often said of investing that a rising tide lifts all boats. However, this isn’t always true and the uneven bounce back in debt markets in the last two weeks has...

In July of 2019, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced average Australian household wealth had exceeded the million dollar mark. Unsurprisingly, owner occupied...

With developing economies struggling and western central banks lacking firepower to charge up growth, Donald Amstad of Aberdeen Standard Investments says investors...

Our thesis is simple: capitalism is dying and the myopic public policy statism replacing it is breeding a new wave of zombie companies that cannot survive in a...

A key focus area for Nucleus currently is the lack of inflation and stagnant growth we’re seeing worldwide. With that in mind, we brought on ex-fund manager and avid...

The Australian economy has famously avoided a recession since 1991. The economy’s performance has been remarkable - not only has Australia experienced a record run of...

Our roadshow around Australia took place in July and August. If you couldn’t make it, a recording of the event is available on our Youtube channel. Despite the funds’...

Lending money to countries such as Zimbabwe requires skill, knowledge, and experience. Stephen discusses how Global Evolution has become a global leader in...

Global debt today is as high as it ever has been. Driven by loose monetary and fiscal policies, leverage is enormous and market dislocations numerous. We are in...