This month, Brian reviews events in markets during October. He discusses: How global share markets regained the ground they’d lost in September How the actions of key central banks are reflecting the differences in economic performance of the major developed countries Why Australia’s … [Read more...]

In the latest update, Brian reviews events in markets during September. He discusses: why it was generally a disappointing month for share market investors how a range of geopolitical concerns continued to unsettle markets why the European Central Bank took further steps to boost eurozone … [Read more...]

Fixed income investments make up a large proportion of the investment universe and can form a significant part of a diversified portfolio but investors are often much less familiar with how fixed income works, than how shares work. The purpose of this article is to provide investors with a better … [Read more...]

In the latest update, Brian reviews events in markets during August. He discusses: how global share markets have continued to deliver decent returns, despite the uncertain geopolitical environment why the actions of central banks continue to be a key factor driving markets whether … [Read more...]

This month, Brian reviews events in markets during July. He discusses: How Australia's market had a very strong month, while world share markets delivered mixed performance Why economic news from the US and recent data from China are positive, but Europe's recovery remains very … [Read more...]