This week's Fodder features our own Will Jackson's write up of his key takeouts from Tuesday's jam-packed Markets Summit 2017. It's a great summary of the 20+ high conviction ideas on how the winds of change are impacting economies and asset classes - and the implications for portfolios - from our Faculty of international and local investment experts. It's also a valuable backgrounder and entree into the full online Resources Kit of videos, podcasts and papers that will be available to all Members next week, whether you attended the live Summit 2017 program or not. 
All the best for another week's continuing education - Graham
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Markets Summit 2017 - The winds of change - key takeouts
Markets Summit 2017 delivered 20+ high conviction ideas on how the winds of change are affecting the outlook for economies and asset classes - and the implications for portfolios. Here are our key takeouts.
Will Jackson, PortfolioConstruction Forum | Key Takeouts

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