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Gold, Bitcoin and The Old Portfolio Playbook

For decades, the “60/40 portfolio” felt like the smart, set-and-forget way to invest: 60% in shares for growth and 40% in bonds for stability. When shares wobbled, bonds usually rose. Simple. Reliable. It worked through bull markets, mild recessions and falling interest rates.

Chris TipperChief Economist and Strategist

30 June 2026

The Wild West Investor: Three Portfolio Pillars for an Uncertain Future

For decades, investors relied on the classic 60/40 portfolio: 60% equities and 40% bonds. That worked well during an era characterised by declining interest rates and relatively stable inflation.

Investor Education Managed Fund Commodities Cash/Money Market

17 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

The Shifting World Order & What it Means for Investors

For the longest time global investment markets been defined by the implicit assumption that globalisation, relative geopolitical stability and expanding trade would continue indefinitely. However, that assumption is being tested.

Investor Education Commodities ETF

11 Mar 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Why the Debasement Trade Matters

If you know many gold bugs, and there are certainly more of them around these days, you may have observed that the number of them touting the arrival of ‘debasement trade’ is on the rise. However, this idea is far from being a new or short-term phenomenon, nor for gold bugs’ eyes only. It’s been a simmering issue for years, and is likely to matter for all investors for many years to come.

Currency, Crypto and ICO Commodities Macro Investor Education

9 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Wild West Investor: Three Portfolio Pillars for an Uncertain Future

For decades, investors relied on the classic 60/40 portfolio: 60% equities and 40% bonds. That worked well during an era characterised by declining interest rates and relatively stable inflation.

Investor Education Managed Fund Commodities Cash/Money Market

17 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

The Shifting World Order & What it Means for Investors

Investor Education Commodities ETF

11 Mar 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Why the Debasement Trade Matters

Currency, Crypto and ICO Commodities Macro Investor Education

9 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

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Is gold actually useful?

It’s been used as a symbol of prestige and authority for thousands of years. The earliest coins minted by a central bank were made from gold. It has applications in electronics, dentistry, aerospace and medical industries. Demand for gold as a decorative item hasn’t waned since the time of Ancient Egypt. But given most gold is just hoarded in the vaults of central banks, is it actually useful?

Commodities Investor Education

17 Mar 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 4 MIN READ

Why consider investing into commodity markets

This presentation will discuss why now is a good time to consider making a portfolio allocation into the commodity asset class and how to do this in a low cost and tax efficient manner without sacrificing too much income or capital growth potential from the rest of an investor’s portfolio.

Commodities Investor Education

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