ep 274 | How much faith should we put in analyst recommendations?
Analyst reports can be very helpful when gathering information and trying to learn about a company. However, investors should take a more holistic view when choosing which shares to include in (or leave out of) their portfolio, rather than relying heavily on the recommendations and target prices they might see in such reports.
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ep 273 | The week ahead - Will US inflation figures show signs of tariff-induced higher prices?
Turning to the week ahead, the key economic release will be the May CPI report in the US, which is due overnight on Wednesday. Here in New Zealand, a steady stream of releases are due over the week including March quarter manufacturing figures, migration, and potentially a fresh housing report from the Real Estate Institute.
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ep 272 | How do the world’s wealthiest families invest, and what can we learn from them?
The latest UBS Global Family Office Report offers some fascinating insights into how the world's wealthiest families think about risk, time and opportunity. However, it's where they put their money that interests me most. At a very high level, the average asset allocation isn’t too dissimilar from that of a managed fund (in the growth category) or an individual investor with a comparable risk profile. There are some key differences though, with the most obvious being the 33 per cent allocation wealthy family offices have to alternative assets.
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ep 271 | The week ahead - US shares post biggest monthly gain in 18 months
The last ten days or so have been very eventful. President Trump imposed a 50% tariff on the European Union before delaying it by five weeks, then the US Court of International Trade ruled that many of the tariffs are illegal anyway. That saw the Court of Appeal grant a temporary stay that leaves them in place while the case is considered, and Trump ended the by doubling the tariffs on steel imports! The S&P 500 still managed a healthy 1.9% gain despite all that, and it ended the month of up 6.2%, the strongest monthly gain since November 2023.
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ep 270 | Greenback gloom
We’ve seen a big change in the perception of US assets in recent months, which has been reflected in falling growth expectations, a more volatile sharemarket and higher US interest rates. However, currency markets are where all these things intersect and the most telling signs might have come from the US dollar. What's next for the world's biggest economy, and how should investors play this?
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