Showing 61 to 70 of 140 articles: MICHAEL BROWN | THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018 Equally weighted portfolios outperform their market capitalisation counterparts over the long term and over almost all short term periods. The evidence to support this is cited in the References and is demonstrated in Figure 1, which shows the performance ... Read more DOMINICK DEALTO | FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018 As 2018 began, the consensus market narrative was centered around a Goldilocks scenario characterised by synchronised strong global growth and modest inflation pressures. This macro backdrop, combined with still-accommodative monetary policy in developed ... Read more BEN INKER | FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018 For the last eight years, investing has seemed to be a pretty easy activity to most observers. Not only have markets given strong returns, but the apparent riskiness of both individual assets and overall portfolios has been low. It has not simply been ... Read more DOMINICK DEALTO | THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018 What a difference a quarter makes. When I last wrote in January, we remained cautiously risk on, but extremely nervous in the process. As I noted at the time, we saw risks that a change in the inflation outlook could "cascade throughout the system to ... Read more BINU GEORGE , HARDIK SHAH | FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018 The demand for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) or responsible investing (RI) is growing at a rapid pace with nearly USD 23 trillion of assets being professionally managed under RI as of 2016, an increase of 72% since 2012. Read more ROGER MONTGOMERY | FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018 We are value investors for many reasons, one of which is that establishing an estimated intrinsic value provides an anchor or a solid point of reference from which the turbulence of markets can be viewed dispassionately. Read more GEORGE SERAFEIM | FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018 In recent years, the growth of investor interest in sustainable investing has been remarkable. As that interest has grown, the response of corporations has evolved. Early on, companies usually allocated resources towards projects with positive impact ... Read more ANDREW MACKEN | THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018 When Leonardo da Vinci was sketching out his design for one of the earliest parachutes in the year 1483, he no doubt understood the consequences of such a device failing. It would not have taken Leonardo much time at all to realize that two would be ... Read more |
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Passing the baton
LIAM ROCHE
ADVICE ASSOCIATE
EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
ADVICE ASSOCIATE
EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
Liam Roche's experience in customer relationships and paraplanning has set him up for success as a financial adviser. Now undertaking the Professional Year, the advice associate at Eureka Whittaker Macnaught tells Karren Vergara how a new breed of advisers is flying the flag.