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Fixed Income Trade Offs

Fixed income is often described as the defensive part of an investment portfolio. For many investors, it is expected to provide regular income, reduce reliance on share market returns and help smooth the overall investment journey. That description is broadly right. But it can also create an unrealistic expectation that fixed income investing is simple, safe and always stable.

Fixed InterestManaged Fund
24 Aug 2026
 · Daryl Wilson
 · 7 MIN READ

Fixed Income Trade Offs

Fixed income is often described as the defensive part of an investment portfolio. For many investors, it is expected to provide regular income, reduce reliance on share market returns and help smooth the overall investment journey. That description is broadly right. But it can also create an unrealistic expectation that fixed income investing is simple, safe and always stable.

Fixed InterestManaged Fund
24 Aug 2026
 · Daryl Wilson
 · 7 MIN READ

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Prepare for volatility

After three straight months of global equity markets rallying driven by expectations that the Fed has paused its rate raising cycle, volatility is currently unusually and arguably unsustainably low. The historical data suggests it’s unlikely this situation will continue for much longer. In short, it’s probably the right time to prepare for volatility to return in the coming weeks or months.

SharesInvestor EducationAsset Allocation
1 Feb 2024
 · Simon Turner
 · 5 MIN READ

What investors need to know about the booming private debt world

You may have noticed you’re hearing more about private debt (also known as private credit) as an asset class these days. You’re not imagining it. Private debt is booming as an asset class. Preqin estimates the sector’s assets under management will grow from US$1.5 trillion in 2022 to US$2.8 trillion by 2028, reflecting growing awareness of the sector’s solid income generation credentials.

Private AssetsManaged FundInvestor Education
24 Jan 2024
 · Simon Turner
 · 6 MIN READ

Positioning, positioning, positioning: the key to 2024 outperformance

As a new year kicks off, investors face an investment landscape which doesn’t resemble many past periods. After the fastest interest rate rising cycle in history, the impacts of higher interest rates are still filtering through whilst two wars continue to rage, US Government debt levels reach unprecedented levels, and global growth is expected to run at well below trend.

Investor EducationAsset AllocationFixed Interest
11 Jan 2024
 · Simon Turner
 · 6 MIN READ

The new year portfolio test all investors should take

Investing is a humbling business. And one of the most humbling aspects of investing is facing up to the results of your trading activities at the end of each year. As the new year begins, now is the ideal time to assess the impact you had on your portfolio in 2023. Warning: you may be surprised by the results…

Investor Education
8 Jan 2024
 · Simon Turner
 · 5 MIN READ

Can retail investors overlook Temu's soaring success?

PDD, the company behind the discount-retailing app Temu, recently surpassed Alibaba to become the most valuable e-commerce player in China. In November, the market capitalisation of this Nasdaq-listed start-up reached $US195.5 billion, surpassing Alibaba's $US182.6 billion. Over the past year, PDD Holdings' stock has surged by over 70% to $US148 (as shown below), driven by robust growth in the domestic market coupled with aggressive expansion overseas, led by the US.

SharesInvestment ThemesTechnology
20 Dec 2023
 · Ankita Rai
 · 5 MIN READ

Make more money by losing less money

Risk is a complex subject. Whilst there are many official definitions, most successful investors tend to define risk as what you don’t see coming—the unknown unknowns. Understanding risk in these terms may be the key to recognising the emergence of major risks faster, and hence avoiding the more significant financial pain that investment mistakes tend to lead to. Losing less on your mistakes may well be the key to improving your investment returns…

Investor Education
8 Dec 2023
 · Simon Turner
 · 8 MIN READ

Is BNPL ready for a comeback?

The buy now, pay later sector finds itself at the centre of a perfect storm, propelled by robust Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales and the deferred implementation of BNPL laws.  Services such as Affirm, Afterpay-owner Block, and Klarna played a pivotal role, facilitating a substantial $US7.3 billion in consumer spending during the recent five-day sale event in the US. Cyber Monday alone witnessed a remarkable 43% increase in BNPL purchases compared to the previous year, according to Adobe data.

FintechSharesInvestment Themes
6 Dec 2023
 · Ankita Rai
 · 6 MIN READ

The number economists are most likely to be wrong about in 2024

In the words of John Kenneth Galbraith, ‘We have two classes of forecasters: those who don't know, and those who don't know they don't know.’ You’d be forgiven for believing we are already in the midst of a recession given the amount of bearish economic commentary in recent months. However, at least in nominal terms, the Australian and global economies have continued to grow despite sharply higher interest rates—and it is nominal growth that matters most to equity markets. With the end of the year fast approaching, it’s timely to consider the 2024 economic outlook—and one particular economic forecast that stands out as vulnerable to being wrong as we approach the new year…

MacroInvestor Education
23 Nov 2023
 · Simon Turner
 · 6 MIN READ
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