Nucleus Investment Insights

Are Robinhood & Robots responsible for the stockmarket recovery? Kevin Muir (The Macro Tourist) joins us today to to offer his take on the driving forces behind the recent resurgence, and a look to the potential trouble ahead if markets correct back to traditional fundamentally driven valuations. You can find kevin's newsletter here: https://themacrotourist.substack.com/ To see referenced charts,...

Today we have a look at some of the main drivers behind the stock market rise: retail investors, gearing, derivatives and asset allocation. As well as discussing how much bigger each can get View the webinar slides here To listen in podcast form click here: http://bit.ly/NucleusPod Get an obligation-free portfolio recommendation to see how we would invest for you: https://portal.nucleuswealth.com/...

Stock markets have disconnected from fundamentals (and reality). The economic fundamentals are almost as bad as they have ever been. Stock market valuations are as expensive as they have ever been. But that hasn't concerned markets for the past six weeks and, to be frank, it doesn't look like concerning markets any time soon. We discuss pertinent questions such as why has the market risen and what...

Will the Australian Property Market Crash or Climb? Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics joins the podcast to discuss what his mortgage & rental stress consumer surveys are showing. Financial markets have disconnected from economics over the last few weeks, and so we dive into Martin's mortgage stress indicators to get a real time view on what is really happening on the ground. We'll then loo...

Jonathan Rochford joins to discuss the idea that maybe more debt isn't the answer? You can find him at: https://www.narrowroadcapital.com/ Slides: https://nucleuswealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Maybe-more-debt-isnt-the-answer.pdf Over the past few months we have looked several times at debt crises and how they are likely to be resolved. We had Dr Hail on to talk about MMT, we featured Ray Da...

Today we bring you the Australian Housing Market: Bear vs Bull debate. Let us know who you feel was more convincing. With the COVID-19 lockdown in full swing and unemployment rising, many commentators including Nucleus Wealth are tipping that Australian house prices will fall over the coming year. Today we are joined by Dr Cameron Murray, who takes the opposing view and believes that Australian ho...

Will Coronavirus cause a debt crisis? And if so, what type of debt crisis? Ray Dalio has a number of videos and books out talking about the long term debt cycle vs the short term debt cycle. In this episode we have a look at the question of whether this will end another short term debt cycle or if it is the end to the long term debt cycle. Can if be delayed? Can governments kick the can down the r...

Trump's appalling mismanagement of the virus means blame must be deflected to China if his polling falls. Speaking at a White House event recently, Trump told reporters China may or may not keep the trade deal. We cover what that could mean for global markets, and it's impact on Australia's economy. We'll conclude by discussing the investment implications of this going forward Webinar slides: http...

It was the absolute whipping boy of the crisis. Now it's the superstar of the markets rebound. Is the AUD now a safe haven of the Coronavirus crisis? View the webinar slides to see the charts referenced: https://nucleuswealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/30.4-Is-AUD-a-covid-safe-haven.pdf On the agenda, we discuss the rebound and and the drivers of AUD to investigate further. Drivers covered wil...

The strong rebound in Australian property values has come to a shuddering halt with the Coronavirus lockdown. Auction clearance rates and buyer sentiment have collapsed, unemployment is surging, and mortgage availability is tightening. All of which points to heavy declines in Australian dwelling values. View the webinar slides here: https://nucleuswealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Australian-p...

The Long and Short of investing during the Coronavirus pandemic: In today's webinar Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and Chief Investment Officer of Paragon Funds, John Deniz, discuss "The Long and Short investing during the Coronavirus Pandemic". Find John at: https://www.paragonfunds.com.au/ Topics on the a...

Is it time to re-enter the world stock market? In today's podcast Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith and Head of Operations Tim Fuller investigate Slides available here: https://nucleuswealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Is-it-time-to-re-enter-stock-markets.pdf Topics on the agenda include a summary of the current issues facing worldwide e...

Will Coronavirus collapse the Australian Property market? Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics joins the podcast to discuss what his mortgage stress consumer surveys are showing. View the slides: https://nucleuswealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Martin-North-2.4.2020.pdf You can find Martin North at: http://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/ Mortgage stress has jumped alarmingly this month, with...

In today's webinar and podcast, hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and Marcus Padley of Marcus Today as they cover "Coronavirus: Inside the mind of a trader" You can find Marcus here: https://marcustoday.com.au/ Topics on the agenda today; how Marcus Today & Nucleus Wealth have performed thus far throu...

Webinar slides here: https://nucleuswealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-new-credit-ice-age.pdf In today's webinar, hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, and Tim Fuller as they cover "The New Credit Ice Age." Today we look at the at the credit fallout of Coronavirus. What is the nature of this financial crisis? Is it over or does...

In today's webinar, hear from Nucleus wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Tim Fuller and Jonathon Rochford of distressed debt lender Narrow Road Capital as they cover "Coronavirus Brings Feast to Distressed Debt Market" Find Jonathan here: https://www.narrowroadcapital.com/ On the agenda today: (a) corporate debt markets - how locked up are they and what will clear them (b) what Jonathan i...

In today's webinar, hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, and Head of Operations Tim Fuller, as they cover "Coronavirus causes Markets State Of Emergency." Today our attention turns to one of the most volatile periods in money markets we have seen in a century. We thought given the uncertainty, volatility and confusion that it was a g...

Coronavirus shocks have resulted in a major blow to Australia by slowing economic activity with its major trading partner, China. We look at the 3 sectors hit hardest by this; Education, Tourism & Commodities. You can find Dr Babones' here: https://salvatorebabones.com/ Slides of referenced statistics & Dr Babones' research: http://bit.ly/2IDgOJX In today's webinar, hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head...

The Q4 National accounts are hot off the presses, showing 0.5% of economic growth in Q4 2019, higher than analyst predictions. However, if you look below the surface, it's far from all roses for the Australian economy. If you exclude net exports, Australia's economic growth was lower than population growth. Slides referenced throughout the episode : http://bit.ly/2Tl0Dap Topics include why we fore...

Stock Markets have been the last to catch onto the economic impacts of Coronavirus, and are now beginning to feel the effects. Join us for an update as we discuss the progression of Coronavirus outside China, and the resulting reaction of bond and equity marks The updated slides referenced throughout the episode: http://bit.ly/3a7P5wB Our updated Coronavirus charts: https://nucleuswealth.com/artic...

Christopher Joye joins us to discuss Bonds, Inflation, Zombie Companies and corporate debt. Find Chris at: https://coolabahcapital.com/ and https://twitter.com/cjoye In today's webinar, hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and special guest Christopher Joye as they cover the "Attack of the Zombies". Discussion ranges from Government and Hybrid...

Australian Property has seen a boom in the past 6-12 months, but is it sustainable? Find Catherine at https://cashmoreco.com.au/ View the webinar slides here: http://bit.ly/2Snzvak Check out our brand new property calculator: https://nucleuswealth.com/property-calculator In today's webinar, hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, Head of Ope...

Potential pandemic, shutdowns of major cities and supply chains in China, flight bans from one of the world's largest sources of tourists, crashing oil demand. It sounds dire. Bond markets are reflecting a dire situation. Stock markets are generally up. Tune in today as we discuss whether stocks or bonds have this one right. Webinar slides available here: http://bit.ly/2Oxaffd In today's webinar,...

Find Dr Hail here: https://twitter.com/StevenHailAus In today's webinar, hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Tim Fuller, and Dr. Steven Hail as they cover "MMT: coming to a politician near you!" Dr. Hail holds a PhD in Economics and is a lecturer in the topic at the University of Adelaide, where he uses a modern monetary frame to understand macroeconomic issues. Topics on...

In today's webinar hear from Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investment Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith and Tim Fuller, as they cover "Will Coronavirus create a Market Hangover?" Webinar slides available here: http://bit.ly/38xEfza Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HudF0P6qBnc Topics include the pandemic spreading as the Chinese new year fast approaches, if the data can be truste...