Nucleus Investment Insights

Our attention turns locally this week, as the country begins take stock of the coronavirus impacts and look to the future for drivers of Australia's favourite asset class, property. As news breaks that lending standards are being relaxed and the Reserve Bank of Australia continues to pump freshly printed monopoly money into the economy through the new Term Funding Facility, the bull case for Aussi...

This week we look to the upcoming US election as the country grapples with the coronavirus, civil unrest and a toppling stock market. Can Trump pull off another shock win and buoy markets with more of his trade mark tax cuts and incongruous twitter activity, or will old man Biden clinch the win for the democrats on a platform of covid management, healthcare strengthening and environmental protecti...

In today's investment webinar, Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith, Head of Operations Tim Fuller and Paragon Funds' CIO John Deniz turn their attention to if Gold is the anti-dollar. You can find John at: https://www.paragonfunds.com.au/ View the presentation slides here: https://nucleuswealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Is-Gold-the-anti-...

Is the Gammaquake over or just beginning? Are stockmarkets about to crash? What actually is gamma and why should you care. Join us today to discuss recent market movements and what they mean for investment portfolios In today's investment webinar Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist David Llewellyn Smith and Head of Operations Tim Fuller investigate if Gamma is abo...

Is MMT the solution to the Coronavirus Economy? Professor Steve Keen joins today's webinar alongside Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, and Head of Advice Tim Fuller to determine if MMT is the solution to an economy ravaged by Coronavirus. On the agenda, we give an overview of how the Coronavirus crisis will have impacted the already fragile economy when all is said and done, add...

You can find Prof. Richard Holden's work here: Latest Vital Signs article - https://bit.ly/2FT9QlQ Twitter feed - https://twitter.com/profholden Join us as we discuss the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus, and whether Australia's global leading household debt levels may fuel a protracted downturn in our economy. We wrap up with a discussion around the solutions to these structural issues and the...

Due to Coronavirus the Australian property market in a marked period of uncertainty, we take an on-the-ground look at what's happening within the broader lending market. This means diving into the world of bad debts as they relate to bank lending, developers, commercial and residential property to get an indication for just how great the Coronavirus toll could be In today's investment webinar, Nuc...

The landscape of the financial advice industry has changed rapidly over the past decade, meaning major changes for clients and advisers alike. To unpack the changes, what these mean for clients and advisers, and what the future of financial advice looks like, we've brought Tristan Scifo and Harry Goldberg from Purpose Advisory onto the panel alongside Dr Jeffrey Scott, head of advice strategy at M...

You can find Jeff Booth and the price of tomorrow here: https://thepriceoftomorrow.com/ https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Join us as we discuss Technology's ever-growing role in the world, the resulting deflation it will generate, and the major structural changes to the economy as we know it caused by this. We discuss these changes in industries it's already happened in, as well as some likely candida...

Join us as we discuss CBA's real-time tracking of the Australian economy, the difficult path ahead, the role of government in stimulating growth, and Gareth's views on the housing market. View the webinar slides here: https://nucleuswealth.com/webinars/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-australias-economy-with-cbas-head-of-economics-gareth-aird-nucleus-investment-insights/ In today's investment webinar N...

Today we look at a rough roadmap of what would need to happen on the road to suspending capitalism and markets being artificially held up indefinitely. Whilst we've already passed a few markers, there are numerous steps in fiscal and monetary policy to get us to the point of economic hell. View the webinar slides here: https://nucleuswealth.com/webinars/the-road-to-economic-hell-is-paved-with-good...

Stock markets have disconnected from reality. The economic fundamentals are almost as bad as they have ever been. But that hasn't concerned markets in recent months, and it doesn't look like concerning markets any time soon. Therefore, we're looking at factors that may bring markets back to earth, and believe corporate insolvencies may be a key piece of the puzzle Find Caroline here: https://twitt...

In todays show we focus our attention on emerging issue faced by both institutions and retirees alike: finding income in a zero interest rate environment, which could last for another decade. View the webinar slides: https://nucleuswealth.com/webinars/how-to-find-income-in-a-0-interest-rate-environment-nucleus-investment-insights/ Areas of interest today: A philosophical approach to yield Some exp...

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. But all of these pale next to the longer-term problem of derailed population growth and exhausted policy supports. In today's investment webinar, Nucleus Wealth's H...

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...