We are constantly faced with world events that impact the growth of our investments on a daily basis. The outbreak of a direct conflict between the USA, Israel and Iran are the current event that impacts investor returns through several ways. This “geopolitical” event tends to increase market volatility on a day-to-day basis. This then
With the turmoil in the markets since the beginning of the year, it can be quite unsettling for investors and those relying on their super for their income. Additionally, given the nerve-wracking uncertainty of a possible trade war and its threat of recession, prospects may seem dire for the world economy as a whole. Nonetheless,
No doubt we’re all thankful to put 2020 behind us and hope for better things in 2021. Which begs the question, is there cause for optimism, given that much of the rest of the world is still struggling with the pandemic? In our view there is! There will always be some unforeseen event that causes
Welcome to the New Year, we look forward to guiding you through the investment market in 2016. 2015 in review At home the broader Australian market (S&P ASX300) finished just 2.8% up for the calender year, trading between 5982 in late April to 4918 in late September. All major commodities continued to fall throughout the
Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) takes into consideration not only the financial returns of a company but the social impact it makes. This can involve various levels of social responsibility from sustainability themed investing, negative screening (avoiding certain types of companies, for example, alcohol, gaming and tobacco) to best practice in relation to environmental, social
A large number of Australia’s population are approaching retirement age and looking for an income stream to fund their retirement. By law retirees aged between 65 and 74 need to drawdown a minimum of 5% of the value of their pension investments each year. Unfortunately, a conservative investment portfolio will generally provide a return below
The Australian share market has experienced a very difficult period since March 2015. We have summarised some of the key impacts on Australian shares, looking at the macro level and micro level factors that are playing a part. Macro level factors Earnings growth: Over the next two years there is an expectation that the Australian
Global and Australian economic indicators for the month of September, 2015.
