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Don Hamson

08 October 2019 • By Dr Don Hamson • 1 min read

Income investors cautioned to beware of yield trap

With official cash rates and bond yields plumbing record lows coupled with equity markets at record highs, investors of all types are increasingly lo...

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Australia needs to return to the mutual model

Although it’s impossible to undo the failures of history, there is hope for the future of financial services with a modern-day adaption of the mutua...

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Fractional property a solution for investors

Pick up any newspaper and there’s almost bound to be an article on home ownership – with a particular focus on how young people today are locked o...

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The rise of insurance alternatives: Part one

The insurance market is hardening which means customers can’t always find traditional insurance solutions for their risk. This has increased demand ...

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In a post-cycle world, earnings growth is king

Investors who are concerned about the economic and investment outlooks are increasingly asking us two questions: “Where are we in the cycle?” and ...

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Trade war escalation puts global growth outlook on a knife edge

“Tell me why Xi should not continue to wait out ‘the world’s greatest negotiator’ who keeps ‘dealing with himself’?”. An apt comment in ...

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Asian energy demand to fuel growth of real assets

Funding for fulfilling demand across the Asian energy supply chain can’t be met by governments alone. Continued high growth in energy demand in the ...

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Find the gap, don’t mind the gap

Investors looking for attractive yields need look no further than real estate – in its listed or unlisted form. Here, I look at yield differentials...

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Should the RBA think twice before implementing ‘unconventional’ monetary policy?

Concerns are rising among professional economists about the outlook for the Australian economy. The recent GDP release showed that private demand i...

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Meet the invisible helpers that are revolutionising the way the finance industry operates

Robotic process automation (RPA) is now ripe for adoption across Australia’s financial services sector and the size and composition of the workforce...

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