Nucleus Research and Insights

Australian property prices are set to boom in 2021. Why? Australia’s successful elimination of COVID-19, the economy’s better than expected recovery, and the unprecedented fiscal and monetary support have stars aligned for strong Australian property price growth in 2021 In today's episode, Nucleus ...

This week we look to next year, after one of the most tumultuous global and market environments in living memory through the lens of our popular mega trends series. On the agenda The 7 long term investment trends, post COVID19 What COVID19 has changed How we use these trends in our investments (and ...

We were contacted by the SMSF Association about Tim's recent "Self Managed or Self Mangled SMSF" report. They brought to our attention that we had inadvertently called into question the independence of the Rice Warner report.

This week we turn our attention to the previously unloved (and underperforming) but now surging area of the stock market, value stocks. The question on everyone's mind; will it last? So join us in today's investment webinar, as Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, and Head of ...

The allure of having complete control over your financial future is very compelling, and becomes even more so in turbulent market periods, like the one we have seen in 2020. So it is understandable that 2020’s volatile markets combined with the opaqueness of many large super funds could have left ...

With the heavy amounts of Government stimulus being provided worldwide this year in response to Coronavirus' economic impacts, we wanted to get the perspective of Adelaide University’s Dr. Steven Hail as to if this stimulus was essentially MMT in all but name

Hot off the presses; Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen was interviewed by Luke Housego in the AFR's 7 questions series.

October saw domestic multi-asset portfolios achieve small gains with Australian equities the prime driver. International markets fell reflecting uncertainties of the US election and the deteriorating lockdown situation in Europe. Australia equities gained with the improving situation in Victoria ...

Economic cycle background Ray Dalio has a series of explanatory videos that talk about debt cycles and in particular the contrast between a short debt cycle and a long debt cycle.

In this investment webinar, we discuss the history Australian-Chinese relations, China using this as a foundation for creeping influence into Australia, and the resulting escalation of tensions. This includes Chinese demands of Australia and recent blocks on numerous exports. We discuss the evident ...

Note: This is part 1 of our performance report looking at Australian and International direct share portfolios. Part 2 is the asset allocation performance report that will come out after the returns for comparable funds become available.

Investment markets have a host of both positive and negative factors fighting for supremacy. The real question is whether central banks and governments will engineer a continued suspension of capitalism. I was sceptical six months ago. I'm less sceptical now that capitalism will return anytime ...

In today's investment webinar we discussed the RBA's recently unveiled plans to drop interest rates to unprecedented levels to support the Australian economy and property market, but the million dollar question is, will it work? To help determine this, Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien ...

In today's investment webinar Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Head of Advice Tim Fuller and Principal of Iron Matrix, David Morgan discuss the future of manufacturing and energy in Australia. On the agenda today: Manufacturing revival in Australia (and other western countries), ...

We start with the fiercely contested US election, in which vote counting is currently underway, and tipped to not be fully decided for some time, due to record numbers of early votes cast, both in person and by mail, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, we had the Reserve Bank of Australia ...