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As I write, a mid-afternoon storm is bearing down on our home town of Brisbane. It’s a little unusual for this time of year. The
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Last week in Australia saw an extraordinary event – or at least it should be an extraordinary event. Unfortunately in today’s market, it is almost normal. Technology
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One of the doyens of Value Investing is Jeremy Grantham from GMO. He is most famous in Australia for declaring we have a housing bubble.
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Fund Performance To June 30 2015 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year Inception* Affluence Investment Fund 1.4% 3.1% N/A 7.9% Target Return (Inflation + 5%)
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I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, ‘What for?’ I said, ‘I’m going to buy some sugar.’–
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We have seen a pullback in June after a very strong start to the calendar year, but it feels like there will be more opportunities
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In Australia, the ASX300 stock market accumulation index (including dividends) fell 6.5% during the quarter, giving up most of the strong gains in the March
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Just 15 minutes after the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates by a further 0.25% today. That’s how long until I got my first
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Fund Performance To 31 March 2015 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year Inception* Affluence Investment Fund 1.7% N/A N/A 9.6% Target Return (Inflation + 5%)
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We read a lot of market information and commentary here at Affluence. Much of what is out there is mundane, boring even. Tim Price, luckily
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After a strong March quarter, it feels like the yield chase theme is getting towards an end – or at least a long breather during
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In Australia, the ASX300 stock market index rose strongly, up 10% for the quarter. The increase was driven mostly by the Reserve Bank of Australia
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Howard Marks is one of the greatest investors alive. In late 2014, he delivered a fantastic presentation to Google. He talked about investment lessons he
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