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August saw volatility return to financial markets. Early in the month, global markets plummeted after being disappointed with a very minor negative US economic data point. Markets were down over 5% at one point, before recovering to end the month slightly …
July was a good month to start the new financial year, with all our funds delivering positive returns. Below, you can access monthly fund reports, as well as a profile of one of our Affluence Income Trust investments. Speaking of the …
Invest differently Hi , The FY24 financial year finished in positive territory for most markets. The general trend was that the expensive, most favoured assets at the start of the year got more expensive, while the cheap got cheaper. That’s not …
Why market conditions are attractive for LICs, May 2024 Fund Reports and things we found interesting
Invest differently Hi , The ASX200 Index rose 0.9% in May, and three of our Funds delivered positive returns, with only the Small Companies Fund bucking the trend. You can access all monthly fund reports below. Given that the average discount …
Hi, It was a tough month in equity markets, with the ASX200 Index down 2.9% and global markets down a similar amount. All our Funds pleasingly bucked that trend, delivering positive returns. You can access all our fund reports below. In …
Invest differently Hi , We had a strong month in March, with all our funds delivering positive returns. For the first time in quite a while, we saw signs of increased investor interest in a few of the unloved sectors of …
Invest differently Hi , The Affluence Income Trust accepted its first new investors in February, and we are pleased to report that the Fund continues to exceed its Target Return and distribute cash payments at an annualised rate of 7.5% per …
nvest differently Hi , Equity markets were a little more volatile during the month, but eventually, both the ASX200 Index and the US S&P 500 Index made new all-time highs. Three out of four Affluence Funds delivered positive returns in January. …
Invest differently Hi , Happy new year from all of us at Affluence. All funds delivered positive returns in December, as a Santa rally delivered a strong finish to 2023. Bond yields continued to fall, and investors whole heartedly embraced the …
Invest differently Hi, All our funds delivered positive returns in November. You can access the latest reports from the links below. After three months of falls, equity markets bounced back strongly last month, and this has continued into December so far. …
Invest differently Hi, Share markets fell for the third month in a row in October, though as we write, much of this has been recovered already in November. The debate over a soft landing versus a recession rages on, with data …
Hi, Global share markets were down more than 4% in September, continuing their slide from August. Once again it was increasing long term bond yields that rattled equity markets, with the US 10 year bond yield reaching 4.8% before retreating back. …