How much risk is embedded in your income?
With interest rates at record lows, many investors are being forced into assuming greater risk in their portfolios to generate acceptable levels of income. As an example, bank term deposits
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Market crash highlights the value of tail-protection
What are tail risks? Within financial markets, ‘tail risk’ events refer to rare and unpredictable events that can cause sudden sharemarket crashes. While there is a statistical definition (a greater
COVID-19 crisis – the value of income and protection
The evolving COVID-19 crisis remains fluid, and all measures of risk have increased alongside the market’s fall. At Wheelhouse, we never attempt to predict the direction of market movements. Rather,
Is it time to consider a buy-write strategy?
Alastair MacLeod of Wheelhouse Partners explains how buy-write strategies, one of the most basic forms of derivatives, can add value in a low-growth environment.
Volatility – precursor to bear market, or correction?
Watch this interview with Alastair MacLeod of Wheelhouse Partners, appearing on YourMoney, to hear his views on: Whether current volatility is a portent to a bear market, or the correction we’ve
Changing the shape of retirement
Most people are aware that buying lottery tickets makes no sense. From a rational assessment of risk and return, the value of the ticket is probably less than the paper
Lack of market liquidity leading to increased volatility
Alastair MacLeod, Managing Director of Wheelhouse Investment Partners, joins the Sky News Business team to discuss the reasons behind increasing market volatility, including the impact of the US corporate buyback
What would a market fall mean for retirees?
Alastair MacLeod, Managing Director of Wheelhouse Investment Partners, appears on ABC News to discuss the potential signs of a market fall and what this could mean for retirees.
The retiree and the 100 year storm
A commonly held assumption is that catastrophic financial crises – “100-year storms” – are an infrequent occurrence. But far from being a once in a century event, data shows they