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Five charts on investing to keep in mind in rough times like these
Key points
- Successful investing can be really difficult in times like the present with immense uncertainty around the impact of coronavirus on the outlook.
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Market Insights - 2022 review & 2023 outlook
Key points
- 2022 was dominated by high inflation, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine & recession fears. This hit bonds & shares hard, driving reductions in the prices for growth accounts, offering rare buying opportunities for dollar cost averaging strategies. Income returns from diversified growth portfolios remain solid and above average.
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Shares sliding again – what’s driving it and is there any light at the end of the tunnel?
Key points
- Share markets remain under pressure from high inflation, rising rates & bond yields and the rising risk of recession and the threat that poses to company profits.
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What to expect moving forward after World Financial Markets fell early this year!
Higher medium return potential (assuming inflation is tamed)...
Key points
- The fall in bond and share values and rise in their investment yields on the back of higher inflation has seen our medium term (5 to 10 year) return projections for a diversified mix of assets rise to around 6.8% pa.
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Another five great charts on investing that are very useful in times of uncertainty like the present
Key points
- Successful investing can be really difficult in times of uncertainty like now making it important to stay
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Investment Outlook Q&A - February 2022
Key points
- Inflation will likely slow later this year but remain well above pre-pandemic levels over the medium term.
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The Fed and Market Turmoil
...the Fed turns a bit dovish but not enough (yet)
Key points
- The Fed has raised interest rates for the ninth time since first raising rates this cycle three years ago, taking the Fed Funds rate from a range of 2-2.25% to 2.25-2.5% reflecting ongoing confidence in US growth.
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2017-18 - a good year for diversified investors
...but there’s a few storm clouds around.
Key points
- 2017-18 saw strong returns for diversified investors, but it was a story of two halves with strong December half returns but more volatility in the past 6 months.
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The Australian economy – five reasons growth will continue
But unlikely to be enough to justify rate hikes until 2019
Key Points:
- The Australian economy grew 2.4% through 2017, good but well below potential given high population growth.