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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

This Resources Kit is a deluge of videos, podcasts, and papers for all sessions of the jam-packed Conference 2014 program so you can "attend" even if you weren't part of the 600 plus audience.

Over the next year or two, asset prices will no longer be driven by economic stats and monetary policy. Three major rotations are likely to continue and gather pace.

IPOs of LICs continue. But LICs have unique challenges and complexities that make them a complicated investment decision - which is certainly not the way they are marketed.

Speculation is building that the Fed will surprise financial markets with a new framework for forward guidance, perhaps as soon as the FOMC meeting on 16/17 September.

If Scotland does vote for independence, it's hard to come up with a positive scenario for British assets.

A big correction in equities, if it hits in the next year or two, is unlikely to be caused by monetary policy expectations.

What do Richard Nixon, novel "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", and Bridgewater Associates have to do with risk parity investing and Conference 2014?