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
April saw a bounce back in share markets after March was one of the worst months ever. Our portfolios continue to be positioned defensively and so only took a limited part in the bounce. Over the last year, our Tactical Growth fund is beating the Chant West median superannuation fund by 10%. In our direct
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
With the COVID-19 lockdown in full swing and unemployment rising, many commentators including MacroBusiness are tipping that Australian house prices will fall over the coming year. Today we are joined by Dr Cameron Murray, who takes the opposing view and believes that Australian housing values will actually rise. Join us in today’s investment webinar (LIVE
Will Coronavirus cause a debt crisis? And if so, what type of debt crisis? Ray Dalio has a number of videos and books out talking about the long term debt cycle vs the short term debt cycle. In this episode we have a look at the question of whether this will end another short term
Will the virus cause a debt crisis? And if so, what type of debt crisis? Ray Dalio has a number of videos and books out talking about the long term debt cycle vs the short term debt cycle. In this episode we have a look at the question of whether this will end another short
Trump’s appalling mismanagement of the virus means blame must be deflected to China if his polling falls. Speaking at a White House event recently, Trump told reporters China may or may not keep the trade deal. We cover what that could mean for global markets, and it’s impact on Australia’s economy. We’ll conclude by discussing
In today’s investment webinar (LIVE 12:30pm AEST), MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith, and Head of Operations Tim Fuller cover “Trump reignites Trade war after U.S. Coronavirus woes”. Trump’s appalling mismanagement of the virus means blame must be deflected to China if his polling falls. On Wednesday Trump said he
It was the absolute whipping boy of the crisis. Now it’s the superstar of the markets rebound. Is the AUD now a safe haven of the Coronavirus crisis? On the agenda, we discuss the rebound and and the drivers of AUD to investigate further. Drivers covered will include: 1. global and Australian growth (or, more
In today’s investment webinar (LIVE 12:30pm AEST), MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith, and Head of Operations Tim Fuller cover “IS AUD a Coronavirus safe haven?”. It was the absolute whipping boy of the crisis. Now it’s the superstar of the markets rebound. Is the AUD now a safe haven
Chant West finally released its returns for superannuation funds for last month. Our growth fund smashed the median fund by 9.4% in March, courtesy of our aggressive move out of shares at the end of January. Our other funds also considerably outperformed their benchmarks. Unlisted Assets And those results don’t include the “massaging” of unlisted asset
One of our most frequent investor questions is around our government bond holdings and the unique risks that low-interest rates present. Government (as opposed to corporate) bonds are typically a low-risk investment. However, there plenty of doomsayers for the government bond market calling for a bond Armageddon. And the doomsayers are (technically) correct that if
Australian Property has caught Coronavirus: The strong rebound in Australian property values has come to a shuddering halt with the Coronavirus lockdown. Auction clearance rates and buyer sentiment have collapsed, unemployment is surging, and mortgage availability is tightening. All of which points to heavy declines in Australian dwelling values. In today’s webinar MB Fund’s Head
In today’s investment webinar (LIVE 12:30pm AEST), MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Economist Leith Van Onselen, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and Property Buyers Advocate Catherine Cashmore, cover “Australian Property Catches Coronavirus”. The strong rebound in Australian property values has come to a shuddering halt with the Coronavirus lockdown. Auction clearance rates
What’s our view of Long and Short investing during the Coronavirus Pandemic? In today’s webinar Nucleus Wealth’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and Chief Investment Officer of Paragon Funds, John Deniz, to address this question. Apologies for John’s low audio levels. We’ve amplified him in the
In today’s investment webinar (LIVE 12:30pm AEST), MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and Chief Investment Officer of Paragon Funds, John Deniz, discuss “The Long and Short investing during the Coronavirus Pandemic”. Topics on the agenda include a macro look at the economy, the values
Is it time to re-enter the world stock market? In today’s webinar MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith and Tim Fuller address the question on everyone’s mind Topics on the agenda include a summary of the current issues facing worldwide economies and markets, Coronavirus just being the pin popping the
In today’s investment webinar (live 12:30 aedt), hear from MB Fund’s Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith and Tim Fuller, as they cover “Is it time to re-enter world stock markets?” Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified when this and future episodes go live HEAD
March was one of the worst months ever for stock markets. As discussed in our January and February reports, our portfolios were positioned for this outcome. Given we can only hold blue-chip liquid assets with no shorting or derivatives, our performance was as good as we could have hoped: Our tactical funds ranged from down
*Audio issues are resolved and edited out, apologies for those listening live who had to put up with those first few minutes.* Will Coronavirus collapse the Australian Property market? Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics joins the podcast to discuss what his mortgage stress consumer surveys are showing. Mortgage stress has jumped alarmingly this month,
In today’s investment webinar (live 12:30 aedt), hear from MB Fund’s Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Tim Fuller and Principal of Digital Finance Analytics Martin North, as they cover “Will Coronavirus collapse the Australian Property market?” Will Coronavirus collapse the Australian Property market? Martin North joins the podcast to discuss what his mortgage stress consumer
A second episode this week! Topics on the agenda today; how Marcus Today & Nucleus Wealth have performed thus far throughout the Coronavirus Crash, Marcus’ unique investment perspective, the impact (or lack thereof) of interest rate drops to the market, Trump’s obsession with the stock market, if there will be structural changes in Australia after
Today we look at the at the credit fallout of Coronavirus. What is the nature of this financial crisis? Is it over or does it have further to run? What is the role of banks and central banks? What are the implications for assets? All of these questions and more answered today by MB Fund’s
In today’s webinar (live 12:30 aedt), hear from MB Fund’s Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, and Tim Fuller as they cover “The New Credit Ice Age.” Today we look at the at the credit fallout of COVID-19. What is the nature of this financial crisis? Is it over or does
MB Fund’s Head of Investments Damien Klassen was featured in a Fund Manager Q&A today with Livewire Markets focused on Nucleus having called the possibility of Coronavirus causing widespead crashes in January when there were just 400 cases. Livewire note what’s happened since: In just 9 weeks, those 400 cases have exploded to over 400,000
I don’t think performance fees help. Actually, I suspect performance fees probably do more harm than good. Reason 1: Work smarter not harder First, it is tough to incentivise people to be smarter. Numerous studies have shown that while bonuses make people work harder at simple tasks, they don’t make people smarter. Some even argue it makes people worse at
Chant West released its returns for superannuation funds for last month and a preview of the March massacre. Our funds beat the benchmarks by up to 3.7% in February. In March returns to date our funds look to be beating benchmarks by closer to 10%. We moved decisively into international cash and bonds at the
In today’s webinar, hear from MB Fund’s Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Tim Fuller and Jonathon Rochford of distressed debt lender Narrow Road Capital as they cover “Coronavirus Brings Feast to Distressed Debt Market” Topics include: corporate debt markets – how locked up are they and what will clear them, what Jonathan is seeing in
In today’s webinar (live 12:30 aedt), hear from MB Fund’s Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, Tim Fuller and Jonathon Rochford of distressed debt lender Narrow Road Capital as they cover “Coronavirus Brings Feast to Distressed Debt Market” On the agenda today: (a) corporate debt markets – how locked up are
