Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2021/june/the-never-ending-coronavirus-pandemic-why-snap-lockdowns-in-Australia-make-sense-until-herd-immunity-is-reached Introduction News that I and many others were effectively in lockdown from Friday was depressing. It got...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2021/may/inflation-q-and-a-should-we-be-worried-about-higher-inflation Introduction A year ago, the big worry was depression and deflation, but the big worry now appears...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2021/april/Three-reasons-why-the-long-term-bull-market-in-Australian-house-prices-may-be-getting-close-to-the-end Introduction The Australian housing market is booming. Prices are rising sharply, auction clearance rates are very strong,...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2021/april/the-importance-of-starting-point-valuations-for-investment-returns-and-where-are-we-now Introduction It makes sense that the cheaper you buy an asset the higher its prospective return will...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2021/march/bitcoin-its-not-a-currency-its-not-a-capital-asset-so-what-is-it The title may seem a bit harsh, but I reckon it’s a reasonable question given the issues...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2021/february/nine-common-mistakes-investors-make Introduction In the confusing and often seemingly illogical world of investing, investors often make of bunch of...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2021/january/us-political-protests-inflation-and-rising-bond-yields New years often start with a few events to challenge any calm investors may have achieved over...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2020/december/review-of-2020-outlook-for-2021?csid=1135474155 2020 didn’t exactly turn out the way I or many expected a year ago. For Australia, the...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2020/november/modern-monetary-theory-can-it-help-with-economic-problems For some years now Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) has been gaining prominence as a solution to the...
Original Article: https://www.ampcapital.com/au/en/insights-hub/articles/2020/october/five-reasons-why-this-downturn-and-subsequent-recovery-are-different-and-where-are-we-in-the-australian-recovery-now From the get-go back in March, as coronavirus lockdowns hit, there has been much debate about what...