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I had the privilege to participate on an esteemed panel this morning on the topic Finding opportunities in a disrupted market at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, hosted by the CEO Institute. Too often these sorts of discussions can descend into bland motherhood statements...
I had fun and gathered some major insights into how other investment experts are grappling with the challenge of skittish times at the shooting of an Eureka Report Investing Outlook video this afternoon. Sitting around the table with the doyen of business commentary Alan Kohler were investment allocation expert Doug Turek and Managing Editor of Eureka Report, James Kirby...
In light of an Australian Bureau of Statistics report showing dramatically higher housing costs over the last 15 years, Monique Sasson Wakelin, managing director of Wakelin Property Advisory, is encouraging all stakeholders to address this pressing concern. “The ABS data shows that despite housing costs rising 42% over the last decade for mortgage holders, the proportion of household income spend on a mortgage remains steady at around 18%,” said Ms Sasson Wakelin...
Monique Sasson Wakelin was a guest of Hilary Harper's Saturday 12 November 2011 Breakfast Show to discuss buying strategies in the current soft market. You can hear a recording of the show and read some of the tips here . Image: Pixomar
Asset Returns: Past, Present and Future is another fascinating report from the economics team at the ANZ. It reviews comparative after-tax and after-cost returns for the main asset classes over the last 24 years, and provides some predictions for the future. The main finding is that residential property was the standout asset over the last 24 years, outstripping shares, government bonds, commercial property and term deposits...
