Your Wealth

With many large cap sectors under pressure or fully valued, investors seek growth potential in small and micro-cap stocks. With this end of the market less well researched and therefore subject to less scrutiny, how does one avoid the blow ups and seek out the next big thing?

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Experienced small cap manager Matt Booker of Spheria Asset Management outlines his views on:

• The sectors that offer the greatest potential outside the ASX50

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There has been recent commentary on the quality of global credit currently being issued and the risks involved, with fears that GFC-like mistakes may be repeated. Other concerns include the spectacular rise of passively managed bond portfolios and fears of a vicious cycle should the market turn.

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To help you understand the implications of current risks in the global debt market, Gemma Dale speaks to NAB’s fixed income guru Mark Todd, who shares his view on:

• Global corporate bonds issues by companies and how they’re rated

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Residential property remains the asset class that most Australians aspire to own, both as owner occupiers and investors. After five years of astonishing growth in our largest cities, house prices are falling in some areas, with potential consequences for the wider economy.

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NAB Markets’ Chief Economist Ivan Colhoun gives his views on the outlook for residential property in Australia, including:

• The drivers behind the growth in prices over the last five years

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Nine out of ten international stocks purchased by nabtrade investors are technology based including Apple, Amazon and Alphabet. Recently however, investors have started looking toward the Asian tech giants such as Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu for diversification and growth opportunities. So which region holds the greatest opportunity for investors?

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In this short but highly actionable podcast, Jon Tringale of WCM Investment Management outlines:

• WCM’s preferred stocks in both Asia and the US

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This time last year, we spoke to NAB’s head of FX Strategy, Ray Attrill who forecasted the movement of the AUD for 2018. If we revisit that episode, we can’t help but notice his predictions were fairly accurate.

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In this much needed follow up episode, Ray covers:

• Why he believes the US is overpriced by at least 10%

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In last week’s episode, retirement researcher and strategist Phil Augustine outlined the four pillars that contribute to retirement happiness for most Australians. 

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In this follow up, Phil outlines key strategies to improve your retirement health and happiness, and discusses:

How to get started with your financial planning for retirement,

Reputable sources for advice and guidance,

The interplay between the different pillars of a successful transition

Traps to avoid, and

How to get free support as you transition to life in retirement.

You can access this and previous episodes of the Your Wealth podcast now on iTunes, Podbean, Spotify or at nabtrade.com.au/yourwealth

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While many of us dream for decades of riding off into the sunset, research shows that many find the transition to retirement much more difficult than they anticipated. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, and thousands of pages of research, MLC Retirement Expert Phil Augustine believes a successful retirement boils down to four key things.

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For those nearing, in, or even just thinking about retirement, Phil explains:

• Why roughly half of us are forced into unplanned retirement

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We’ve recently received a number of enquiries about an asset class that rarely receives any attention from investors – yet its total market value substantially exceeds the equity market. It’s one that pays you an agreed interest rate for a set period of time when you lend your money to the Government or a company. Bonds.

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In this episodes of Your Wealth, Mark Todd, fixed income guru and NAB’s Director of Investor Sales Markets, shares his expertise on Bonds, including:

• What bonds are and how they work

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After years of relatively low volatility, market gyrations took many investors by surprise in 2018. As Fidelity International’s Managing Director, Australia Alva Devoy explains, this is really a return to more normal market conditions, presenting both challenges and opportunities for investors.

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In this timely discussion, Alva presents strategies for investors to consider for 2019, including:

• Those markets presenting best value for 2019

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Despite the evidence that past performance is no guide to future performance, investors continue to seek portfolio managers and stock pickers who appear to consistently outperform the market.

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In our recent conversation with Craig Lazarra of S&P Dow Jones Indices, he explained why it is so hard for active fund managers – or any investor – to consistently outperform the market in which they invest. In this fascinating follow up, he explains:

• Why we continue to believe that past performance will persist (despite warnings and evidence to the contrary)

You can access this and previous episodes of the Your Wealth podcast now on iTunes, Podbean or at nabtrade.com.au/yourwealth

If you are pressed for time, consider listening at 1.5x or 2x the usual speed – this can actually improve your retention of information while saving time.