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12 Dec Market Commentary – December 2019

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Video - Market Trends: December 2019 David Bassanese shares the last market wrap up for 2019. In his video he discusses what influenced the markets in 2019, what how things are likely to shape up moving into 2020. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F99HySzVzSE&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=marketo_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bs&utm_content=newsletter-position3&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJJMk9UWTBNelF5TURsaCIsInQiOiJ6TE0xZElUQVhXd3p4YTFISTRONTdCU3JKbjJrdWN6RDNhVmo1NUVBYzNYRk9EQk5iVEdcL3BQT09kTkhvYmpzQ2p1dERSY1pjZng2UTlpbFRVVTFkZmY5SkFFTDZhZCtzOFVXclg4MmYyODlOT3ZCZlZpZWJDZ2t1U3FDY3ozV0cifQ%3D%3D[/embed] Key Global Trends – optimism prevails Ongoing hopes of a...

08 Nov Market Commentary – November 2019

Posted at 08:47h in Financial Planning, Global Markets by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Key Global Trends – Equities still pushing higher Major trends across the four major markets we track above remained unchanged last month, with global equities, gold and the $US still pointing up, and global bond yields still pointing down. Hopes of a US-China trade deal, a good...

24 Oct Market Commentary – October 2019

Posted at 15:15h in Financial Planning, Global Markets by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Key Global Trends – bond yields snapback Trend signals for major markets remained unchanged last month. Though they remain in a sharp downtrend, global bonds yield finally bounced last month as the US and China agreed to resume trade talks and the US Federal Reserve indicated...

24 Oct TECH TALK: Investment Concentration Risks

Posted at 15:12h in Financial Planning by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Risks you might not have thought about for your SMSF portfolio Diversifying Your Portfolio Most of us all know that a primary rule of thumb when it comes to investing is to not keep all of your eggs within one basket. Self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) asset...

23 Sep How doing good can be good for you

Posted at 11:21h in Financial Planning by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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There is no doubt that interest in responsible investments is growing. Not only in Australia but globally, investors are increasingly interested in how a company makes its money, not simply how much it makes. While some investors may focus on the longer-term viability of a company and...

22 Sep Market Commentary – September 2019

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Key Market Trends - Trade Tensions Return August saw a return to ‘risk-off’ sentiment in global markets, reflecting a resumption in US-China trade tensions, growing signs that these tensions are impacting on global growth (especially in Asia and Europe) and related fears associated with the renewed...

21 Aug Market Commentary – August 2019

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Asset Class Performance - bonds still driving equities There were more modest moves in global financial markets over July, with earlier aggressive expectations of US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts tempered somewhat by signalling from the Fed. US-China trade tensions also continued to linger while markets...

26 Jul Responsible Investing Paying Off

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This month we attended a conference hosted by KPMG and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for the release of the 2019 Responsible Investment Benchmark Report. This was 18th edition of the report prepared by RIAA and it details industry data on the size, growth,...

26 Jul Market Commentary July 2019

Posted at 14:22h in Financial Planning, Uncategorized by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Key market trends - bond driven equity rally May’s US-China trade fears gave way to central bank easing hopes in June, with a further decline in bond yields helping power a rebound in global equity markets. New dovish signals from the US Federal Reserve saw the...

30 Jun Market Commentary – June 2019

Posted at 03:28h in Financial Planning, Global Markets by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Asset Class Performance – Trade tensions rising Gold the best performing of our seven major asset classes* in May, while Australian equities also posted good returns. The resumption of trade tensions between the US And China saw equity markets pull back from April's strong performance, this...

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12 Dec Market Commentary – December 2019

08 Nov Market Commentary – November 2019

24 Oct Market Commentary – October 2019

24 Oct TECH TALK: Investment Concentration Risks

23 Sep How doing good can be good for you

22 Sep Market Commentary – September 2019

21 Aug Market Commentary – August 2019

26 Jul Responsible Investing Paying Off

26 Jul Market Commentary July 2019

30 Jun Market Commentary – June 2019

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