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In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Head of Investments, Damien Klassen, is joined by Martin North of DFA Live in a special collaboration to unpack the fast-moving geopolitical shifts in Venezuela, Ukraine, and Taiwan — examining how rising assertiveness from powerful leaders is challenging ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, explores how the rapid rollout of AI could drive power prices higher — why the sheer volume of energy isn’t the issue, but the speed of demand growth is, and what this looming pressure means for investors across the ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Head of Investments, Damien Klassen, is joined by Martin North from DFA to unpack eight critical megatrends set to shape markets and investment returns in the years ahead — and why their combined impact could be powerful, complex, and often pulling in very ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, digs into the great valuation debate — exploring how stretched markets truly are, what’s driving the disconnect between price and fundamentals, and where investors should be most cautious as the cycle matures. ...

I’ve been watching Australia’s inflation story unfold with a mix of familiarity and unease. Each new data release feels like déjà vu: price pressures that refuse to cool, warnings from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that feel increasingly stern, and a sense that the path forward is narrowing ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines the latest crypto price crash — assessing where digital assets now fit within an investment portfolio, what’s really driving the volatility, and whether Larry Fink’s push for a tokenisation boom offers any ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, is joined by Leith Van Onselen to break down the Pacific’s growing inflation divide — why the U.S. Federal Reserve is edging toward cuts while the Reserve Bank of Australia is holding firm, what’s really driving the ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, looks at whether NVIDIA’s upcoming results could rattle confidence in the AI boom — unpacking what investors should watch for as the market’s largest stock reports, and how the outcome might reshape expectations for ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, unpacks the latest forecasts for fossil fuel use from the International Energy Agency — why oil demand is set to keep growing under current policies, what that means for coal, oil, and gas investments, and how ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines the political storm hitting the healthcare sector — how comments and policy risks from Trump and RFK Jr. are weighing on valuations, whether today’s beaten-down prices could present a long-term buying ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, explores why corporate earnings have remained surprisingly resilient — from pricing power and higher-margin business models to cost discipline and selective AI-driven productivity — and tests how long those supports ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines whether the gold boom is starting to lose its shine — exploring what’s behind the recent cracks in the rally, and whether investors should be taking profits or buying the dip. Download the Presentation ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines why Australia’s stock market looks expensive compared to global peers — and whether the nation’s limited exposure to high-growth tech and AI could see it left behind once again. Download the presentation ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, unpacks the crushing weight of Australia’s housing market — why affordability is being flattened under rising prices, what’s driving the squeeze, and what comes next for buyers, renters, and investors. Click here to ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, unpacks today’s stretched market valuations—why they’re really concentrated in just a handful of the largest stocks, why small and mid-sized companies may actually be trading below average, and how investors should ...