Recent share market volatility is giving investors a refresher course in what a market sell-off feels like. During a market correction it’s natural for investors to wonder if they should be doing more to protect in a downturn. Please read our latest update below:
What to do in volatile share markets – 3 things to consider (PDF)
Rik and his client Maria will be featuring on TV in The Investment Series:
Episode 1 – Tuesday 28th July, 8.00pm, Channel 74
Episode 2 – Tuesday 4th August, 8.00pm, Channel 74
Click the banner below for a link to the show’s website:
Our aim at Aspirations Wealth Group is to keep our clients informed regularly about their portfolio, investments and markets. There is significant change occurring in the world, and since these changes have an impact on Australia, we felt it was prudent to provide a review of each of the key markets which are currently experiencing change.
Please click here for our Investment Market Update July 2015 (PDF)
This update discusses how a diversified share portfolio can provide exceptional opportunities to generate growth and income through tax effective dividends.
As we have now entered the 2015 financial year we thought this would be a good time to share key themes which we think will shape the market in the new year.
Please click below to open the update:
It has been an interesting year for investment markets in 2013. Read the attached to find out what is in store for 2014.
When putting together your investment strategy, it’s helpful to keep in mind the age old saying that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Investment portfolios that are invested in a number of asset classes work together to even out performance in both bull and bear markets, taking into account your risk tolerance and time horizon. Please see attached link for more information:
US Federal Government Shutdown
You may have seen in the news that the US has been unable to reach an agreement on the Federal budget and the US government will be in partial shutdown from 1st of October.
What is a shutdown? Effectively around 800,000 US federal government employees will go on leave without pay until the politicians can stop bickering over who is to blame and fix the problem.
Below we provide our view on the potential impacts to you, the markets and the US economy.
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We will continue to watch this situation closely and keep you updated. If you have any questions or would like to know more please contact the team at Aspirations.
Global share markets have recovered strongly, until recently. Chart 1 below shows the one year movement in the Australian share market and you will notice the large gains from July 2012 to March 2013. Volatility returned to the Australian share market in the past eight weeks, caused by concerns around weaker Australian economic growth and the falling Australian dollar which has gone from $1.06 to $0.92.
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