Nucleus Investment Insights

Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, looks at the Trump trade - what are markets doing as betting odds improve. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an obligation-f...

Government Debt is rising, Personal debt is up, and corporate debt is up. Insolvencies are suddenly rising, and China is not riding to the rescue. What is the likelihood of a debt crisis in the near future? What are the signs to look for? Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen discusses these questions. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

The latest stimulus announcement from China looks a lot like the last six or seven announcements. But the iron ore reaction was dramatic. Is this China's "whatever it takes" moment? Or just another in a long list of announcements with little follow through? Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith discuss...

Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen dives into SMSF investing and looks at the most common mistakes that investors make. ⁠⁠⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an obligati...

Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, checks in on the biggest stock market trends: AI and weight loss drugs. Are they overheated? What are the latest developments and should you still be invested in these companies? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The oil price has been under pressure in recent weeks, poor demand, lots of supply, increased electric vehicles and weak demand from China. Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, run through these issues and look at the path for oil. In particular, what will weak oil prices and the effect on...

There is an argument championed by Viktor Shvets that the financialisation of the world has created a flood of excess capital, which may be as high as 10 times global GDP. While there are moments where it freezes up – by the Bank of Japan most recently, but also by the bank of England last year, plus regional banking failures in the US or the quant quake before that. But the amount of excess capit...

Last night NVIDIA reported and sold off as the market was disappointed with the Q3 forecasts. As the bellwether stock for the AI sector, it will be difficult to have an AI boom if NVIDIA is not taking part. Today we dig into the result and look at what is being extrapolated. View the presentation slides ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

After a bout of volatility, stock markets have settled. Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, take a quick look at whether the issues are over or there is more to come. To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an o...

Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, dive into the arguments for and against more rate hikes in Australia, just as the rest of the world seems resigned to lower interest rates. ⁠⁠⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

There was a big drop in tech stocks last night coupled with a number of reports circulating the blogosphere about how AI is a bust. The combination is worth reviewing - is this an opportunity to reload on technology stocks, or is it a pin in the bubble? Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, d...

After surviving an assassination attempt, Trump is leading most polls for the next president. Join us in this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, look at the legal issues and the potential outcomes, the likelihood of a Trump re-election and what it would mean for stock markets and bond markets. Agenda: Bet...

This week we also scoot around the world at sector and country valuations. Where looks cheap, and which countries have run too hard? Agenda: Global Earnings overview Australia vs World Sectors Stocks Implications for markets ⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ge...

In this rapid insight, Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines the current state of the tech industry, comparing it to the original tech boom. Watch this episode as it explores factors driving the potential resurgence, evaluates market conditions, and considers whether we're on the brink of another significant technological expansion. Read the Blog Post ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her...

China recently re-sparked a metals boom with more announcements of stimulus. We are joined by David Llewellyn-Smith today as we explore the stimulus, what is real and what is a mirage. View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an obligation-free  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Join us this week as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, looks at the growing mania around the boom in AI and the similarities in macro events to the tech boom in 1999. ⁠⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an obligation-free  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this rapid insight episode, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen revisits their earlier analysis of NVIDIA's stock, exploring what led to their initial misjudgment. They delve into the factors driving NVIDIA's recent performance and share key insights and lessons learned from the reevaluation. Read the Blog Post ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To lis...

In this rapid insight episode, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen revisits their earlier analysis of NVIDIA's stock, exploring what led to their initial misjudgment. They delve into the factors driving NVIDIA's recent performance and share key insights and lessons learned from the reevaluation. Read the Blog Post ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Watch the episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen...

Join us this week as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith look at the oil market, which has seen prices drop sharply. OPEC resolve appears to be crumbling, demand is still weak, Chinese EV prices are tumbling and US production strong. Interruptions to Russian oil production are still a wild card which could spur the price higher...

Join us this week as Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, looks at the boom in metals prices, which seems to be driven by a story rather than fundamentals. We have lots of questions about the sustainability of the current metals rally. But is it self-fulfilling? What if everyone expects inflation and so buys metals and so pushes up...

This week, we are jumping on to some practical finance questions for Australians. Should you pay off your mortgage faster, or should you contribute more to super? The answer (as always!) is: It depends. But we will give you the factors you need to consider in deciding for yourself. Then, one for the parents or grandparents: How do you set up share accounts for kids, what are the pitfalls, and what...

US inflation will come this week, and there are forces acting in multiple directions. Rents look weak, and manufacturing points to more price falls. But elsewhere, particularly in wages, the inflation hawks argue there is still dander. Oil has oscillated between being a help and a hindrance to lower inflation. Tune in to this week's podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Dam...

Join us for a comprehensive exploration of the semiconductor sector in our upcoming podcast. In this episode, we'll cover a wide range of topics, including the impact of AI on semiconductor technology, China's influence on low-end chips, insights from the latest reporting season, the intersection of semiconductors with electric vehicles and solar energy, and the critical issue of power usa...

Join us in this week's investment podcast as Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist David Llewellyn-Smith discuss the following: • Why is Aussie inflation sticky? • Will the RBA pivot back to hikes? • Investment implications ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠View the presentation slides⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen in podcast form click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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