ETFs

In a sea of potential contrarian trades, oil is one that stands out. The North American West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark has lost more than 75 per cent since the start of 2020, seeing it fall to its lowest price since 2002. The European Brent grade has dropped by almost 65 per cent. They are…

Is the Australian Dollar (AUDUSD) going to bounce back? Should investors think about hedging the Aussie dollar? Here’s a question Owen received from a Rask Invest members this week. Hey Owen, could you please do an article on hedging? Do you think about it all, or would you ever do it, or just ignore it for the very long…

Gold is trending up, in price and discussion on its role in a portfolio. While European investors have typically included an allocation to gold as a matter of course, it is less common elsewhere. The European bias harks back to the debasement of currencies in early 1900, the safe-haven status during the war and the…

If you’ve seen the movie The Big Short you will remember Christian Bale’s quirky character Michael Burry – the manager of the Scion Capital hedge fund who realises the US mortgage-backed security market is a massive bubble. He goes on to make a fortune by betting on its crash.