With the correct set of risk management practices and quantitative investment analysis, returns north of 50% can be generated from recessionary global events. For a diversified portfolio of stocks or property, this offers complementary returns which permit wealth accumulation no matter the economic climate of the day. Such a strategy does,... Show More
Bloomberg keeps a regularly updated list of the world's wealthiest billionaires on their website. The current Top 10 can be seen below. What is interesting besides the sheer scale of the numbers, is the dominant influence of technology companies. They are responsible for 6 of the Top 10 fortunes, specifically... Show More
You know when you ask a friend for advice and the primary theme of their advice is “keep it simple”? Show More
Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, believes India will record the fastest growth of any major economy for the next 10 years. In an interview, he stated that “We do a computerised study that forecasts what the fastest-growing economies will be based on certain key... Show More
Ray Dalio has written a seminal book on debt crises in his recently released “A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises”. In the first section, the book takes readers through the phases of a debt cycle, with a particular focus on government and central bank actions aimed at lessening the... Show More
It's Royal Comission day! The long-awaited final report from the Hayne Royal Comission is handed down today; Plato and Morgans predict "dividend bonanza" for Australian shares; and Ray Dalio discusses the state of the world economy in a CNBC interview. Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
If you were to analyse every major debt crisis in the world over the last 100 years, what would you learn? What patterns would emerge? Well Ray Dalio, the founder of the best performing hedge fund in the world has done just that. Show More
After eight years of falling interest rates and quantitative easing, most investors are wondering how long before the next great fall and when it will happen, mostly so they can dump their shares and avoid the pain suffered during the GFC. Show More
Ray Dalio, Chairman and CIO of Bridgewater Associates has released a new memo this morning where he notes that risks are rising and prudent investors should be preparing wisely. The key points of the memo are: Show More
Since the day before the US Presidential Elections on 8 November 2016 until 31 March 2017, MSCI World Industrials has returned 12.8% in AUD-terms, outperforming MSCI World by 0.9ppt. Analysing stocks and sub sectors within Industrials, we conclude that this has not been a ‘junk rally’ driven by the low-profitability... Show More
