Quarterly Economic and Market Update – JUNE  2022

Quarterly Economic and Market Update – JUNE 2022

Quarter in review Investors navigated yet another volatile quarter as a deteriorating economic outlook saw risk appetite take a downward turn. Inflation remained a key focus as central banks aggressively hiked rates in an effort to contain it.  Equity and bond markets...
Quarterly Economic and Market Update – March 2022

Quarterly Economic and Market Update – March 2022

Quarter in review Global markets entered the new year facing familiar headwinds, as rising inflation pressures and the prospect of higher interest rates remained top of mind for investors. Share market returns were more dispersed in January as expectations for rate...
Quarterly Economic and Market Update – DECEMBER 2021

Quarterly Economic and Market Update – DECEMBER 2021

While corporate earnings and economic data remained strong throughout the fourth quarter, the prospect of higher interest rates and the emergence of a new COVID variant continued to weigh on global equity markets. It is now up to most advanced countries to help ease...
Are Stocks About to Crash

Are Stocks About to Crash

This question is one we get asked all the time and the short answer is yes. To be clear, this is not me making some outlandish prediction about shares as if you know anything about how we view investing you would know that this is the last thing we recommend you do....
Are you investing or gambling?

Are you investing or gambling?

Sport plays a significant role in the Australian psyche, and in an Olympic year that usually – COVID permitting in 2021 – goes up a notch on the international scale. Australians are also partial to a punt on their favorite sport. You only have to watch a sports event...