Several weeks ago we ran an episode with the same topic, where we spoke at length about traditional sources of yield, and reached the conclusion that due to record low rates, in the future investors would need to expose themselves to risk in order to gain returns. Today we look further at the future of

Our attention turns this week to what is most Australian’s second biggest asset, Superannuation. Super means a lot things to every Australian. For some it’s a tax efficient long term savings vehicle that if managed well can provide security and reassurance that retirement will be comfortable and reliable. For others it is an annoying, mandated

On the agenda today: • prof. Keen’s recent work on the appallingly bad neoclassical economics of climate change, in which he contends numerous errors have been made in calculating the economic effects of climate change. Correcting for these errors makes it feasible that the economic damages from climate change are at least an order of

A special episode of the podcast this week, in which MB Fund’s Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, Head of Investments Damien Klassen, and Head of Advice Tim Fuller dive into Dr Frankenberg’s Mad Budget Experiment! (aka Australia’s Budget). On the agenda: • The budget numbers & policies • Economic, political

After 5 years of falling RBA rates and the fact that income needs are rising against falling “safe” investment returns, what can clients do? Growth was good before March this year, but what now? Is it a short term hit to growth or something more sustained and how can this be used to provide income

Our attention turns locally this week, as the country begins take stock of the coronavirus impacts and look to the future for drivers of Australia’s favourite asset class, property. As news breaks that lending standards are being relaxed and the Reserve Bank of Australia continues to pump freshly printed monopoly money into the economy through

This week we look to the upcoming US election as the country grapples with the coronavirus, civil unrest and a toppling stock market. Can Trump pull off another shock win and buoy markets with more of his trade mark tax cuts and incongruous twitter activity, or will old man Biden clinch the win for the

In today’s investment webinar,MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and funds manager John Deniz turn their attention to if Gold is the anti-dollar. On the agenda, the correlation between USD & Gold, where we see the gold price heading, the US budget deficit and

Is the Gammaquake over or just beginning? What actually is gamma and why should you care. Join us today to discuss recent market movements and what they mean for investment portfolios In today’s investment webinar MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith and Head of Operations Tim Fuller investigate if

In today’s webinar MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, and Head of Advice Tim Fuller are joined by Professor Steve Keen to determine if MMT is the solution to an economy ravaged by Coronavirus. On the agenda, we give an overview of how the Coronavirus crisis will have impacted the already fragile economy when

In today’s investment webinar Nucleus Wealth’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Head of Advice Tim Fuller and Prof. Richard Holden explore what measures are left for both monetary and fiscal levers with the chance to prevent, or exacerbate the indelible effects of the pandemic on the Australian economy. Join us as we discuss the ongoing

With the Australian property market in a marked period of uncertainty due to Coronavirus, we take an on-the-ground look at what’s happening within the broader lending market. This means diving into the world of bad debts as they relate to bank lending, developers, commercial and residential property to get an indication for just how great

The landscape of the financial advice industry has changed rapidly over the past decade, meaning major changes for clients and advisers alike. To unpack the changes, what these mean for clients and advisers, and what the future of financial advice looks like, we’ve brought Tristan Scifo and Harry Goldberg from Purpose Advisory onto the panel

Join us as we discuss Technology’s ever-growing role in the world, the resulting deflation it will generate, and the major structural changes to the economy as we know it caused by this. We discuss these changes in industries it’s already happened in, as well as some likely candidates such as energy and automotive. We wrap

Join us as we discuss CBA’s real-time tracking of the Australian economy, the difficult path ahead, the role of government in stimulating growth, and Gareth’s views on the housing market. In today’s investment webinar MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, Head of Financial Advice Tim Fuller and CBA’s Head

Today we look at a rough roadmap of what would need to happen on the road to suspending capitalism and markets being artificially held up indefinitely. Whilst we’ve already passed a few markers, there are numerous steps in fiscal and monetary policy to get us to the point of economic hell. Tune in today as

Markets have disconnected from reality. The economic fundamentals are almost as bad as they have ever been. But that hasn’t concerned markets in recent months, and it doesn’t look like concerning markets any time soon.  Therefore, we’re looking at factors that may bring markets back to earth, and believe corporate insolvencies may be a key

In todays show we focus our attention on an emerging issue faced by both institutions and retirees alike : finding income in a zero interest rate environment, that could last for another decade. Areas of interest today: A philosophical approach to yield Some exploration of commonly available bond options and how they can be used

We have had a special focus in the last few weeks on the key players potentially driving the recent recovery in global markets. Today we resume focus on the theme, with special guest Kevin Muir joining to offer his take on the driving forces behind the recent resurgence, and a look to the potential trouble

Today we have a look at some of the main drivers behind the stock market rise: retail investors, gearing, derivatives and asset allocation. As well as discussing how much bigger each can get Join MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith and Head of Operations Tim Fuller as they Quantify

Will the Australian Property Market Crash or Climb? Financial markets have disconnected from economics over the last few weeks, and so we dive into Martin’s mortgage stress indicators to get a real-time view on what is really happening on the ground. We’ll then look at what this means for the Australian Property market and the

Will the Australian Property market Crash or Climb? Martin North joins us on the podcast for an update of his mortgage stress consumer surveys. Financial markets have disconnected from economics over the last few weeks, and so we dive into Martin’s mortgage stress indicators to get a real time view on what is really happening

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 Dalio’s solutions to debt crises and this week we hear the third option: Austrian economics. Jonathan Rochford will take to the podcast

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 Dalio’s solutions to debt crises and this week we hear the third option: Austrian economics. Jonathan Rochford will take to the podcast

With the COVID-19 lockdown in full swing and unemployment rising, many commentators including Nucleus Wealth are tipping that Australian house prices will fall over the coming year. Today we were joined by Dr Cameron Murray, who takes the opposing view and believes that Australian housing values will actually rise. Join MB Fund’s Head of Investments