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While we have a high conviction in the structural growth tailwinds of AI, as investors, understanding the risks and opportunities associated with this new technology is vitally important.
Regulated utilities are known for their ability to generate predictable returns regardless of market conditions. For this reason, we often describe utility stocks as the ‘lead in the keel’ of our infrastructure portfolios. They allow us to navigate volatile global equity markets with confidence.
Mastercard's global penetration of nearly 100 million merchants and 3.1 billion cards creates a seamless and ubiquitous payments experience that is ‘priceless’ to network participants, making it extremely valuable to shareholders.
In times of accelerating inflation and turbulent share markets, investors might find that holding global listed infrastructure securities is one way to help protect a portfolio against inflation.
Hamish Douglass, Chairman and CIO at Magellan, explains the intricacies around the vaccines for the virus behind COVID-19, warns a mutant variant could appear and tells why that’s just one risk that could catch out investors in 2021.
Hamish discusses Magellan's unusual origin story, China, and how to build a cohesive world-stock portfolio. Check this podcast from Morningstar in the US.
Technological leaps in medicine are accelerating as researchers find better ways to treat more diseases, in more ways, for more people but ethical and economic challenges could limit the benefits ‘medtech’ brings to healthcare.
An Australian student in January 2018 used the data trails of people exercising in remote areas to deduce the location of ‘clearly identifiable and mappable’ secret US airstrips, bases and outposts in Afghanistan and Syria.
The big technology companies and the largest car companies are investing billions of dollars into driverless car technology, in the hope of profiting from a leap in transportation as significant as the bound from horses to cars a century ago.
For a growing number of people, relying on a smart device to help guide us through our daily routine is becoming the norm. Whether it’s a smartphone, a tablet or an autonomous vehicle, being connected is essential for the functioning of modern society.
“Whether you’re parking your car, walking through the duty free or boarding a plane for your vacation, the airport experience is familiar to many of us.
Apple is one of the largest companies in the world, enjoying strong brand recognition globally and extensive market penetration for its flagship products, most notably the iPhone.
Magellan’s CEO, CIO and Lead Portfolio Manager Hamish Douglass discusses central bank activity, the potential mispricing of bonds, the recent equity market sell-off, the weakness in the global economy and where he’s finding investment opportunities and uncertainty.
If you’re like me, you may have put money into term deposits over the past year and it’s time to decide whether to roll them over or look elsewhere. Here are the pros and cons of cash versus other assets right now.
How useful are the retirement savings and spending targets put out by various groups such as ASFA? Not very, and it's reducing the ability of ordinary retirees to fully understand their retirement income options.
Australia will have 3.7 million more people in a decade's time, though the growth won't be evenly distributed. Over 85s will see the fastest growth, while the number of younger people will barely rise.
There's been little debate on how spending changes as people progress through retirement. Yet, it's a critical issue as it can have a significant impact on the level of savings required at the point of retirement.
Recently, I compiled a list of ASX stocks that you could buy and hold forever. Here’s a follow-up list of US stocks that you could own indefinitely, including well-known names like Microsoft, as well as lesser-known gems.
The $3 million super tax will capture retired, and soon to retire, public servants and politicians who are members of defined benefit superannuation schemes. Lobbying efforts for exemptions to the tax are intensifying.