Australia is attracting more high net worth individuals (HNWI) as migrants than any other country, according to analysis by consultancy New World Wealth in its 2018 Global Wealth Migration Review. Global wealth migration is accelerating across the world with 95,000 HNWIs migrating in 2017 compared ... Read more
Archives for January 2018
2018 – a list of lists regarding the macro investment outlook — Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist for AMP Capital
24 January 2018 Key points 2018 is likely to remain good for diversified investors. The investment cycle still favours growth assets over cash and bonds. But expect more volatile and constrained returns as US inflation starts to turn up. Watch US inflation, bond yields, ... Read more
From ‘Minecraft’ to mixed reality, Microsoft is preparing students for the future
A Most interesting article posted on LinkedIn by Microsoft on how gaming technology is being used to great benefit in educating the future generations. Gaming Technology helps Education Enhancements ... Read more
Housing Market in 2017 —Best of the Best by CoreLogic
Interesting statistics on the Australian Property market by Core Logic. Best of the Best in 2017 ... Read more
Why investors should hold onto their hats in 2018 —By David Taylor, ABC News and Current Affairs
It’s as basic as it gets, but if you look at charts of some of the world’s major stock indices… well, it’s pretty scary. You’ll see a ‘mountain’ of a graph. Stocks in London, New York and Japan are regularly pushing all-time highs. Even here in Australia the benchmark index is sitting around a ... Read more
Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, talks about Bitcoin.
Charlie Munger on Bitcoin: “It’s totally insane” Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman, Charlie Munger, is not known for his subtlety. In a recent conversation at the University of Michigan, Munger was true to style and has some fairly strong messages for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and novices alike. A ... Read more