This week's Fodder features our own Will Jackson's write up of his key takeouts from Tuesday's jam-packed Markets Summit 2017.

This week's Fodder features our own Will Jackson's write up of his key takeouts from Tuesday's jam-packed Markets Summit 2017.

The tectonic plates of the political and economic landscape are rupturing. Brace yourselves for a wild and entertaining ride...

Markets have run hard in recent months on speculative exuberance. However, the critical question is will President Trump prove to be a tailwind, or a headwind for the global economy?

The tectonic plates of the political and economic landscape are rupturing. Brace yourselves for a wild and entertaining ride...

Investors should focus on asymmetric opportunities with a margin of safety and multiple ways of winning. Developed Asia and Europe offer these in abundance.

In our first Fodder for the year, Jonathan Pain makes the case that 2017 is a year politics really matters to investing, while Mohamed El-Erian is on the same wave length. Dr Bob Gay gives his unique insider's view of what will cause the US Fed to raise rates, when and by how much. Michael Kitces explains how to properly integrate two dimensions of risk profiling into portfolios (don't use a simplistic questionnaire!). Lastly, our own Will Jackson reports on the hot topics debated by the group of 10 senior fund analysts on our Research Roundtable International program.

In our first Fodder for the year, Jonathan Pain makes the case that 2017 is a year politics really matters to investing, while Mohamed El-Erian is on the same wave length. Dr Bob Gay gives his unique insider's view of what will cause the US Fed to raise rates, when and by how much. Michael Kitces explains how to properly integrate two dimensions of risk profiling into portfolios (don't use a simplistic questionnaire!). Lastly, our own Will Jackson reports on the hot topics debated by the group of 10 senior fund analysts on our Research Roundtable International program.

Like all presidents, Trump will be judged by how far he makes good on his pledges. It is important to distinguish between the real and the imaginary obstacles Trump faces.

In our final Fodder for 2016 Tim Farrelly explains why hybrids are not equities, Hamish Douglass offers his take on our Summit 2017 theme and then listen to Prof Niall Ferguson recap the events of 2016 and the implications for markets. India Avenue's Mugunthan Siva argues investors need to relook at why they have equities in portfolios and SSGA's Thomas Poullaouec explains why diversification is a "free drink". Finally, we end with a celebration of the life and times of the Forum's Security and Compliance Manager (aka office sausage), Schnitzel von Krumm.

In our final Fodder for 2016 Tim Farrelly explains why hybrids are not equities, Hamish Douglass offers his take on our Summit 2017 theme and then listen to Prof Niall Ferguson recap the events of 2016 and the implications for markets. India Avenue's Mugunthan Siva argues investors need to relook at why they have equities in portfolios and SSGA's Thomas Poullaouec explains why diversification is a "free drink". Finally, we end with a celebration of the life and times of the Forum's Security and Compliance Manager (aka office sausage), Schnitzel von Krumm.

Hard on the heels of last week's focus on values and investing - including the role of whistleblowers and the media - this week, Dom McCormick writes about the "real" IOOF "scandal", Dr Woody Brock dispels three myths and half-truths about the behavior of bond prices, The Forum's Will Jackson summarises geopolitical forecaster George Friedman's keynote address at the recent ASFA Conference, Michael Kitces's report on why retirees' may not need to save as much, and The Carlyle Group's Jason Thomas warns of the consequences to portfolios of central banks' "Mae West approach" to monetary policy.

Hard on the heels of last week's focus on values and investing - including the role of whistleblowers and the media - this week, Dom McCormick writes about the "real" IOOF "scandal", Dr Woody Brock dispels three myths and half-truths about the behavior of bond prices, The Forum's Will Jackson summarises geopolitical forecaster George Friedman's keynote address at the recent ASFA Conference, Michael Kitces's report on why retirees' may not need to save as much, and The Carlyle Group's Jason Thomas warns of the consequences to portfolios of central banks' "Mae West approach" to monetary policy.

Mid this year, ASIC concluded its enquiry into allegations of wrongdoing and criminal behaviour at IOOF, related mainly to the research team and its then head. The real "scandal" turned out to be about reckless and biased elements of the media (and politicians).

This week's Fodder includes a new Resources Kit on the topic of values and investing, Dom McCormick on the post-Trump market rally, Harvard Professor Carmen Reinhart explains why investors are already voting with their feet in advance of the upcoming popular referendum in Italy, and Stephen Hayes outlines what investors should do in the face of overinflated real asset valuations.

This week's Fodder includes a new Resources Kit on the topic of values and investing, Dom McCormick on the post-Trump market rally, Harvard Professor Carmen Reinhart explains why investors are already voting with their feet in advance of the upcoming popular referendum in Italy, and Stephen Hayes outlines what investors should do in the face of overinflated real asset valuations.

Following the victory of the Leave campaign in the UK Brexit referendum and of Donald Trump in the US election, focus has shifted to the upcoming referendum in Italy. There is a disquieting real-time poll of investor sentiment.

Hundreds of thousands of words have been written about the "shock" of being Trumped. Now is an ideal time to challenge one of your portfolio construction beliefs - does geopolitics matter as a driver of the long-term outlook for markets (in a recent survey, 75% of our Members agreed it does). Or, do you believe it's in the "too hard" box?

Hundreds of thousands of words have been written about the "shock" of being Trumped. Now is an ideal time to challenge one of your portfolio construction beliefs - does geopolitics matter as a driver of the long-term outlook for markets (in a recent survey, 75% of our Members agreed it does). Or, do you believe it's in the "too hard" box?

Chris Watling leads Fodder this week, arguing that Brexit may become another "1453 year" for the UK. Harvard's Professor Ken Rogoff writes about the two "best" ideas for dealing with the zero bound on interest rates. Marko Papic explains that populism in the laissez faire economies (US, UK) has far greater implications for investment strategies than in other regions. Michael Kitces shows why Active Share is so useful in assessing whether a manager's investment fee is reasonable. Finally, we feature Sam Mann's highly rated presentation from Conference 2016 in which he debunks some common misconceptions about liquid alternatives.