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Rolling bubbles (and anti-bubbles)
“At the root of all financial bubbles is a good idea carried to excess” - Seth Klarman Fear, panic, despair, relief, hope, and euphoria....
Jan 11, 2022


Beware of Yield Traps
With interest rates at record lows, investors may be tempted to chase high dividend-yielding stocks to replenish lost income in their...
Oct 4, 2021


Design and Distribution Obligations
The Target Market Determination for the Vertium Equity Income Fund is available here. What are the Design and Distribution Obligations...
Aug 30, 2021


Dot-com Zombie Parallel Universe
“If you bought every company that lost money in 2019 … you’ll be up 65 percent so far this year.” Who would have thought buying loss...
Oct 29, 2020


Pandemic a case study in sequencing risk for retirees
One of the most common forms of risk for retirement portfolios is sequencing risk, and with the COVID pandemic creating volatility in...
Aug 5, 2020


Unintended Consequences of Free Money
How do people get richer during a recession? Free money! During past recessions, people become poorer as personal income falls when...
Jun 30, 2020


Bathwater Babies and Value Opportunities?
“Buying cheap stocks is great, but buying good companies cheaply is even better” Joel Greenblatt Value investing has so much intuitive...
Jun 2, 2020


Dividend cuts: Options to sustain your income
Income is one of the most important considerations for retirees. Once the days of earning a salary have passed, replacing it with a...
Jun 2, 2020


Pitfalls of Yield Chasing
“We have delivered on our commitments and we are laying the foundations for future growth into the next decade”. These were former CEO...
Oct 28, 2019


Be careful how you invest in equities during the ‘retirement risk zone’
As a Sydney-based fund manager I always look forward to presenting on adviser roadshows. Last week’s tour in Victoria was no exception,...
Sep 30, 2019
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