NEWS
The Presidential Volatility Kink
The US share market is the biggest in the world, accounting for 60% of total market capitalization. (The Australian share market is only 2%.) Therefore, when investors in the US are getting scared, the rest of the world sits up and pays attention.
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3 Places to Invest as Interest Rates Head South
With interest rates heading to zero, keeping your money in the bank has become a poor way to increase - or even preserve - your wealth. A better strategy, I believe, is a well-chosen portfolio of stocks. In this article, I highlight three...
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Manager Insights | Datt Capital
Damen Purcell, COO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with Emanuel Datt, the Founder and Principal of Datt Capital. Emanuel discusses the performance of the Datt Capital Absolute Return Fund with a particular focus on the fund's ability...
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Should Your Portfolio Have Exposure to the Aussie E-Commerce Theme?
In this video insight Roger Montgomery discusses the exciting global megatrend of e-commerce. In the seven years between 2014 and 2020, worldwide retail e-commerce sales have grown from US$1.3 trillion to US$6.5 trillion. While much of the...
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Nike: marathon, not a sprint
Reviewing our Nike investment thesis.
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Sep '20- Speculative Markets, Deteriorating Backdrop, Where to Hide?
Many investors have turned to real estate or real estate debt for fixed income alternatives but there are danger signs here too. Many larger players (Brookfield, Starwood, Blackstone) are skipping payments on MBS backed by commercial real estate.
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Deferred loan repayments are hitting the banks
How badly has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted our banks? A quick look at recently released data on hardship-induced loan deferrals tells some of the answer. And it's a pretty bleak picture for most of our lenders.
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New Funds on Fundmonitors.com
Here are some of the latest additions to our database. Follow the links to view each fund's profile, where you'll have access to their offer documents, monthly reports, historical returns, performance analytics, rankings, research,...
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If China Rebounds, Australia Gets an Assist
China is a major factor in Australia's economic recovery because China buys more than a third of our exports. This is why global investors like to use the Australian dollar as a proxy for the Chinese economy - if China does well, Australia...
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3 mistakes to avoid when picking a fundie
There has rarely been a more urgent time to assess whether your money is being optimally managed. Market valuations are close to all-time highs while risk levels are high and long-term real return prospects are near zero. We anticipate...
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