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Rough day as rate hike hits, Challenger, Seven, Coles offer market updates The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) finished down 0.4% on Thursday in what some are calling a sell-off after news that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates earlier than expected, in 2023. Markets took this with a grain of salt, not selling off heavily, ending more focused…

In uncertain times such as the present, with asset prices and exchange rates fluctuating unpredictably, many investors are looking to make sure their portfolios are well-diversified, a and to shore-up the defensive areas of their portfolios; while also looking to hedge risk in other parts of the portfolio – and even to take advantage of…

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…