Markets Summit 2017 delivered 20+ high conviction ideas on how the winds of change are affecting the outlook for economies and asset classes - and delegates were asked to convert the insights into four fundamental portfolio construction decisions.

In this week's Fodder, Tim Farrelly, Jonathan Pain's top-rated presentation from our recent Markets Summit 2017 program, Bob Gay, Prof Jeffrey Sachs, Michael Kitces and Derek Thurp.

History indicates a reasonably graceful exit from ultra-low interest rates is possible - and that investors can weather the storm with the right strategy. Let's sort out which risks are worth worrying about and which are not.

Markets Summit 2017 featured a stellar lineup of international and local experts offering their best high conviction idea/thesis on the opportunities and risks ahead as the winds of change sweep through economies and asset classes - and the implications for portfolios.

Monte Carlo analysis is commonly used to evaluate retirement spending plans - but our cognitive and behavioural biases may interfere with proper interpretation of the results.

This week's Fodder features Prof Niall Ferguson's presentation from Markets Summit, Prof Ken Rogoff explaining why Trump can't afford to bully China. Our own Will Jackson has written up his key takeouts from Finology Summit, and Michael Furey looks at the evidence of a link between Australian economic growth and equity market returns. And finally, we feature the WEF's founder, Klaus Schwab, on the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on how we will live, work and relate with one another.

This week's Fodder features Prof Niall Ferguson's presentation from Markets Summit, Prof Ken Rogoff explaining why Trump can't afford to bully China. Our own Will Jackson has written up his key takeouts from Finology Summit, and Michael Furey looks at the evidence of a link between Australian economic growth and equity market returns. And finally, we feature the WEF's founder, Klaus Schwab, on the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on how we will live, work and relate with one another.

Finology Summit 2017 focused on how "The winds of change" are affecting how investors think and behave with respect to money, and how we can better to relate with them. Here are our key takeouts.

This paper revisits the relationship between economic growth and equity market returns. Much of the literature has focused on the US so this analysis includes Australia and the UK, too.

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.

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...

When positioning a multi-asset, portfolio for the medium-term, there are four fundamental decisions we must make now. They are, in some cases, interdependent.

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 2002, we embarked on a quest to identify the secular forces which would substantially influence markets over the coming decade. We proposed five megatrends - which still drive portfolio construction today.

With the onward marching of computing power, our transition from being "knowledge workers" to "relationship workers" may be here sooner than we realise.

The biggest event for global financial markets in 2017 is likely to have taken place on 20 January. How the Trump Presidency unfolds will clearly have a significant impact not just on the US but on global markets in 2017 and beyond.

Four common behavioural problems make the journey of investing particularly challenging for many investors. An understanding of each help investors stay the course and meet their goals.

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.