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A list of lists regarding the macro investment outlook for 2024
Key points
- 2023 turned out to be a strong year for investors with shares and bonds rallying on the back of falling inflation, the anticipation of interest rate cuts in 2024 and better than feared economic growth. There were bumps along the way, but balanced super funds returned around 9.5%.
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2023 the year in review
Key points
- 2023 was a year of extreme volatility and uncertainty. Central banks around the world confirmed a commitment to higher interest rates due to inflation concerns.
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Volatile world markets
Feeling a bit seasick from the volatility of the world’s financial markets?
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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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The Australian housing slowdown
Let's talk about the Australian housing slowdown and what house prices in Australia are likely to do over the next two years.
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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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