Investments

Entering a holding pattern, at least locally! Australian Sharemarket Much like the stay at home restrictions that we are starting to emerge from, the Australian Sharemarket has entered somewhat of a holding pattern. Since our End of Financial Year update (The Financial Year that was) the ASX200 index has been fluctuating above and below the…

Investments had a roller coaster ride throughout the Financial Year.
In this article we recap on the year that was, looking at the winners and losers.

A Wild Ride to Say the Least Those familiar winter activities like heading to the pub for a drink with friends or watching a game of footy are a welcome sight with COVID-19 restrictions starting to ease. We’ve been ‘through the wringer’, and a lot of Australians are yearning to get back into a routine.…

Since our last investment update investment markets have continued to show signs of optimism as relaxing of social restrictions are starting to be deployed globally and domestically. This, coupled with the unprecedented Government stimulus measures has seen investors re-enter share markets resulting in solid gains since the recent lows of mid-March.

The outbreak of COVID-19 continues to be an unprecedented tragedy across the globe. While the challenges for investors have paled in comparison to those more directly impacted by the virus, we have sought to provide an overview of what has and hasn’t worked within investment portfolios.

Whilst far too early to call the end of the recent sharemarket falls it has been encouraging to see more positive results in sharemarkets in the last week. The Australian Sharemarket even had it’s biggest single day gain on record recently.