Rising interest rates, falling house prices and persistent inflation may have left many Australians feeling pessimistic about the Australian economy, but not AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina.
Most people’s experience of artificial intelligence has been the chatbot: ask a question, get an answer. That use is still growing. What is changing—and what matters for Contrarius’ Funds—is the next layer of demand.
Most people’s experience of artificial intelligence has been the chatbot: ask a question, get an answer. That use is still growing. What is changing—and what matters for Contrarius’ Funds—is the next layer of demand.
Inflation remains one of the more important investment inputs investors need to get their heads around. It truly influences what you should own if you’re aiming to outperform.
Elon Musk predicts money will become irrelevant by 2036 as AI and robots produce more than humans can consume. Most analysts doubt it, but the investment implications hold whether he is right or wrong, particularly for Australian investors whose home market is light on the companies driving the shift.
A large and expanding portion of investors know their portfolio value to the dollar on any given day, yet they can’t tell you what their asset allocation is.
Trading in an instant, a tap on a screen. One of the biggest appeals of using an ETF is the idea of its liquidity. But is your ETF as liquid as you think?
Many Australian investors continue to focus on income-generating investments. However, with ongoing market volatility, it’s worth thinking carefully about how income-generating investments are allocated within a portfolio.
Older Australians, like their counterparts in most developed markets, are travelling more often, staying longer and spending more when they arrive. It’s one of the more visible investment themes in the world today.
Choosing active means you have the goal of outperforming the market in some form. Perhaps it is about achieving higher income. Perhaps higher overall growth. Or it might be about lower volatility to ensure stability of returns. All this typically comes at a higher cost, but are you getting what you are paying for or have you invested in an index-hugger with a good marketing package?
AI advice platforms sit inside the same ASIC rules as human advisers. What Otivo, Stockspot and moneyGPS cover, charge and won't touch, and what to check.
A US study has found that almost two thirds of young men who trade daily describe themselves as failures, a rate nearly identical to that of daily gamblers.