In this investment podcast, Nucleus Wealth Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen and Senior Financial Adviser Samuel Kerr delve into the world of income and yields. With interest rates 4-5% higher around the world, what are your options and what can you expect to get on the various types of ...

This week we delve into the world's largest asset class. Alarming economic data has sparked investor jitters, but imbalances have existed for a decade or more. Over the past 15 years, China's construction frenzy has reached historic proportions. The trigger point is elusive, akin to predicting an ...

In this week's podcast Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen, Senior Financial Adviser Samuel Kerr and Julian Campbell-Wood of Global REITS - Resolution Capital run through the following topics: Office: The dangers of contagion in US commercial property and what the future of ...

In this episode, Nucleus Wealth Chief Operating Officer, Shelley George, and Senior Financial Adviser, Samuel Kerr, dissect the changes to superannuation in FY24 and how you can leverage them to enhance your personal financial landscape. From potential advantages to important considerations that ...

Are we heading into a classic central bank-created bust, following a boom fuelled by low interest rates? So far this has been primarily about asset prices. Is it really a recession if unemployment remains low? Minsky’s hedge, speculative and Ponzi categories are playing out as ...

This week we look at how to profit from a falling iron ore price. The market has been obsessed with the prospect of Chinese stimulus. Finally, belatedly, the realisation is emerging that the stimulus is not coming. Further, it looks as though the entire development sector is now effectively ...

Globally producer price indexes have turned down quite decisively. China is trying to deal with deflation. There are two main explanations, with diametrically diverging investment outcomes. Under the first scenario, producer price inflation is a leading indicator for consumer price inflation. Falls ...

In this episode, we confront the prevailing fixation on GDP as a sole indicator of prosperity. The recent government announcement of a supplementary statistic to incorporate additional measurements of wellbeing gave hope for a more comprehensive approach, but upon closer examination, it falls short ...

Over the past few months the market has had a bifurcated view. Q2 earnings are expected to be bad, down almost 10%. But, by Q4, analysts have almost 10% earnings growth factored in. So, we are approaching a critical juncture. Q4 starts in a little over 2 months time. If those forecasts are as ...

Steve Keen made a name for himself challenging conventional economic wisdom. In particular, Steve has a focus on how money creation works in the real world, which is very different from how it works in conventional economic models. For this reason, given the recent banking issues in the US and the ...