In Fodder this week - Dom McCormick on illiquid assets, Michael Kitces on goal risk tolerance plus articles from Jon Shead, Dr Marcel Erni and Fidelity Worldwide Investment.

In Fodder NZ this week - terrorism and rate rises with Oliver Hartwich, Marko Papic, Charles Gave, Tony Crescenzi and Robert Gay

In Fodder this week - terrorism and rate rises with Oliver Hartwich, Marko Papic, Charles Gave, Tony Crescenzi and Robert Gay

If Paris is not an anomaly, and the frequency or magnitude of terrorist attacks against soft targets in G7 cities increases, what will be the geopolitical, economic and investment consequences?

We examine four situations where individuals make poor choices and review the research to show where the brain makes those decisions. In each case, we present some ideas about how to overcome the potentially suboptimal choice when it comes to investing.

In Fodder NZ this week - Tim Farrelly, Anatole Kaletsky, Robert Huebscher and Oliver Hartwich. Plus a great Finology piece from Credit Suisse.

In Fodder this week - Tim Farrelly, Anatole Kaletsky, Robert Huebscher and Oliver Hartwich. Plus a great Finology piece from Credit Suisse.

Financial pundits routinely claim that US inflation is much higher than the reported statistics. Viewed over the longer term, however, US inflation is far lower than reflected in the published data, according to economist, Dr Woody Brock.

In Fodder this week - Michael Furey asks if asset allocation is still important today. Plus pieces on Russia and India.

In Fodder this week - Michael Furey asks if asset allocation is still important today. Plus pieces on Russia and India.

To harness the full potential of India's growth story, investors should seek exposure to India's mid and small cap companies, rather than just the large, liquid companies with significant global revenue bases which dominate benchmark allocations.

In Fodder this week - earn CPD with 5 accredited presentations and white papers

In Fodder this week - earn CPD with 5 accredited presentations and white papers

In Fodder this week - Kitces, Edesess and Roe, plus earn CPD with 2 top rated presentations from Conference 2015

In Fodder this week - Kitces, Edesess & Roe, plus earn CPD with 2 top rated presentations from Conference 2015

Arguably, the future of designing portfolios for accumulators in particular is that the asset class and sector exposures of the portfolio should be adjusted around the risk/return characteristics of the worker's job.

Fodder today offers two opposing perspectives on how best to build the debt side of retirees' portfolios with Farrely and Pfau plus Papic, Roubini and Jonathan Pain's top 10-rated presentation.

Fodder today offers two opposing perspectives on how best to build the debt side of retirees' portfolios with Farrely and Pfau plus Papic, Roubini and Jonathan Pain's top 10-rated presentation.

The influx of refugees and economic migrants from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East appears as broad-based as the ancient migrations that defined Europe throughout history. Europe needs migrants from a purely economic perspective.

In Fodder this week - Dom McCormick, Ross Barry, Michael Furey & Don Ezra plus earn CPD on Michael Kitces' presentation from Conference 2015.