The latest food for thought on the markets, strategies & investing...

Last week's volatility surprised many. How should portfolios be positioned? And what does this recent bout of volatility tell us about the economy and financial markets?

One of the originators of CAPM, Sharpe was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. I sat down with him to discuss retirement income planning.

Perhaps the most crucial change in our retirement planning language is simply to rename "retirement".

Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty‐First Century" is certainly the economics book of the year. We have been asked numerous times to appraise his ideas.

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. What a week it's been for markets - not surprisingly, this week's Fodder has a distinct markets focus

The German word for what we saw in markets this week is Torschlusspanik. Literally "gate-shut-panic", it describes the nasty crush when everyone rushes at once for an exit.

The latest food for thought on the markets, strategies & investing...

China has about five years to lay the groundwork for the transition to a new monetary policy framework with a currency that is sufficiently flexible.

This particularly relevant review of literature on sequencing risk considers the impact of Australia's age pension on retirement spending strategies.

Relying on Fed tightening to predict the next serious sharemarket weakness may be very dangerous. Perhaps this time really IS different.

Earlier this year, volatility across a whole range of key global assets reached major multi-year lows. But, equity volatility, we expect, has passed it's low for this cycle.

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. This week's Fodder is back to its normal ''mixed bag'' of opinions and papers

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. This week's Fodder is back to its normal ''mixed bag'' of opinions and papers

In the US, despite moderate growth, we see very attractive valuations while many emerging markets are undervalued. But 7% growth in China is unrealistic.

The dynamic duo (Kitces and Pfau) are back in their search for the ultimate truth about retirement income planning and how to structure portfolios to minimise drawdowns.

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. This week's Fodder highlights five of the 10 highest rated sessions from our recent PortfolioConstruction Forum Conference - Risk and Return (& Relating).

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. This week's Fodder highlights five of the 10 highest rated sessions from our recent PortfolioConstruction Forum Conference - Risk and Return (& Relating).

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. In Fodder this week - Dominic McCormick, Anatole Kaletsky, Mark Kiesel & Arif Joshi

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. In Fodder this week - Dominic McCormick, Anatole Kaletsky, Mark Kiesel & Arif Joshi