Nucleus Research and Insights

In this week's podcast Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, checks in on the biggest stock market trends: AI and weight loss drugs.

Just a quick post as I'm musing the consequences of what could be a fundamental shift in AI.

Two of the best-performing stocks in our portfolio over the last year or so have been Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, due to their successful obesity drug rollouts. The question is whether there is more growth to come or if the share prices have run too far.

The oil price has been under pressure in recent weeks, poor demand, lots of supply, increased electric vehicles and weak demand from China.

US inflation came in low. Services are still running hot, but that is mostly driven by housing costs. It would seem that the housing costs in CPI are probably overstated. See tables:

There is an argument championed by Viktor Shvets that the financialisation of the world has created a flood of excess capital, which may be as high as 10 times global GDP. While there are moments where it freezes up – by the Bank of Japan most recently, but also by the bank of England last year, ...

Last night NVIDIA reported and sold off as the market was disappointed with the Q3 forecasts. As the bellwether stock for the AI sector, it will be difficult to have an AI boom if NVIDIA is not taking part. In this week’s podcast Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen digs into ...

After a bout of volatility, stock markets have settled. In this week's podcast, Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, took a quick look at whether the issues are over or there is more to come. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube ...

In this week’s podcast Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, delved into the arguments for and against more rate hikes in Australia, just as the rest of the world seems resigned to lower interest rates. View the presentation slides ...

There was a big drop in tech stocks last night coupled with a number of reports circulating the blogosphere about how AI is a bust. The combination is worth reviewing - is this an opportunity to reload on technology stocks, or is it a pin in the bubble? In this week’s podcast Nucleus Wealth’s Chief ...

After surviving an assassination attempt, Trump is leading most polls for the next president. In this week’s podcast Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, looked at the legal issues and the potential outcomes, the likelihood of a ...

In June, the AI stocks continued to lead the charge, pushing stock markets higher. For the year to June, an almost 20% increase in international stocks drove all strategies.

This week we also scoot around the world at sector and country valuations. Where looks cheap, and which countries have run too hard? Agenda: Global Earnings overview Australia vs World Sectors Stocks Implications for markets View the presentation slides Click here to subscribe to our YouTube ...

Are we headed for Tech Boom 2.0? There are considerable parallels between the tech boom in the early 2000s and the AI boom of the last year.

In May, the AI stocks continued to lead the charge, pushing stock markets higher. Our international portfolio outperformed given our exposure to those themes, our tactical portfolios outperformed as international stocks rose considerably more than Australia stocks.