EM Investing: Harder than it Used to Be!

1 March 2018 Emerging Market investing is a lot more complicated than it used to be -- and not just because it is difficult to replicate last year's stellar performance.  Prior to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), EM's superior growth prospects garnered investors' attention.  In addition, EM growth and inflation cycles tended to be in [...]

S&P 500: Tipping Point?

13 February 2018 In my 2018 Investment Strategy blog entitled "Aging Rally or More to Play For?", I indicated that while the US (and global) equity market rally was aging in calendar terms, the factors traditionally signalling the end of the cycle were not yet evident.  Nevertheless, I suggested that the US market would experience [...]

2018 Strategy Podcast: Aging Rally or More to Play For?

9 January 2018 One of my New Year's resolutions was to broaden the types of content offered on this site to make life easier and more stimulating for investors and subscribers.  In this spirit, you are invited to listen to our first podcast.  This broadcast summarises a blog published in December outlining key investment themes [...]

2018 Strategy in Pictures: Aging Rally or More to Play For?

15 December 2017 Looking into 2018, one is is reminded of the old stock market admonition that "bulls make money and bears make money, but pigs are slaughtered".  In other words, let's not be greedy: the returns of the past year are highly unlikely to be repeated.  In an effort  to free up your time [...]