The global equity rally continued in April, helped by an easing back in global bond yields as central banks reiterated their desire to keep accommodative financial conditions. A weaker $US also helped fuel a rebound in commodity prices after they endured a small correction in...
Interest rates – a less orderly increase! After gradually increasing over recent months, long-term bond yields rose more sharply in February, with the U.S. 10-year rate rising 34 basis points (bp) to 1.41%. Australian 10-year bond yields rose a staggering 78bp to 1.92%, with the 10-year...
In part 1 of this series, we talked about investing in residential property (you can view the post here) now we take a better look at the other side of property investing, commercial property. Commercial property includes office buildings, warehouses (industrial), shops (retail), childcare and hospitals...
Key global trends - equity rally continues Global equities continued their V-shaped recovery in August, while the $US continued its decline. In a counter-trend move, perhaps reflecting growing investor confidence in an economic recovery, there was a small uptick in global bond yields and an easing...
Volatility is an inherent feature of financial markets, so it is important to look through the noise. Markets can be subject to periods of event-related volatility, from events such as economic uncertainty, monetary or fiscal policy changes and geopolitical tension, and can cause investor confidence...
The Power of Less Downside - The 80:60 Case Study The power of compounding is profound and well understood. What is less understood is the power of managing your downside. Too often we focus on the upside potential without due attention to the downside characteristics of...
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...
With signals like the RBA cutting the official cash rate, APRA loosening their serviceability guidance to banks and the risk of changes in government policy disappearing it is no wonder that people are starting to revisit direct property as an asset class. This month we...
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...
With spring season on the horizon and conditions looking like they are turning a corner. There has not been a better time to start thinking about building a property portfolio. We've teamed up with 9 other industry experts to help you become a property nerd...