Diversification lessons from the March quarter
The perception and the reality of portfolio diversification can turn out very different in adverse market environments.
Household wealth and its hidden exposure to the housing market
The average Australian household’s wealth may be even more exposed to the housing market than many people realise.
Low yields increase the equity beta of credit investments
With yield chasing capital flooding back into credit markets and pushing up bond prices, the behaviour of corporate bonds is changing.
Lies, Damned Lies and Correlations
The carrot that alternative investment strategies often dangle in front of investors is the prospect of uncorrelated returns.
Volatility strategies are reliable risk diversifiers
The large and liquid universe of global interest rate options offers an impressive set of tools from which volatility strategies can be constructed. This article discusses how volatility strategies are reliable risk diversifiers.
Just how defensive is your portfolio really?
In this Livewire Exclusive video, Gopi Karunakaran urges investors to question just how defensive their portfolios really are.