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With markets at all-time highs and term deposits paying 5 per cent, the focus needs to shift away from relative returns and back towards positioning for “consistent, absolute” returns that accommodate present market risks.

Interest rates were never meant to be so low for so long. Wattle Partners principal Drew Meredith ponders whether the hangover has some investors lagging; are too many hanging onto risky assets, when low-risk returns are so easy to find?

The popular debate lacks nuance. Neither are foolproof but both can play a crucial role in building portfolio resistance and balancing the risk/reward dynamic.

The 2023 EY Global Wealth Management Research Report showed 37 per cent of Australian investors think managing their wealth has become more complex in the past two years, with nearly half reporting they are looking for more financial advice across investment services.

Ever since the GFC interest rates around the world have been on a trajectory to zero, which acted as a proxy tax on investing for retirement for millions. But the current economic is a whole new ball game, writes Drew Meredith.

Andrew Lockhart from Metrics Credit Partners shares insights with Peter White from The Inside Network on private debt and why it’s an attractive investment.

ASX weakens, industrials gain as corporate activity booms, Chinese exports jump The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) weakened throughout the day to finish slightly lower than it started on Tuesday. The majority of the weakness came from the energy, down 0.6%, and real estate sectors, down 0.9%. Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) and GPT Group (ASX: GPT) were among the hardest hit,…

ASX struggles under COVID-19 weight, banks fall, retail sales recover The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) struggled today, falling 1.1%, as concern around the NSW COVID-19 outbreak weighed on sentiment at the same time that volumes fall ahead of the Christmas break. Every sector finished lower apart from healthcare, IT, and real estate, the latter benefitting from better than expected retail sales figures….

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