Newsletter – February 2024

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is getting tough on inflation. The relationship between interest rates and inflation and what this means for your investments.

This month we discuss currency – the opportunities a weaker New Zealand dollar creates for your investments and how we cushion against currency volatility.

Our theme this month is diversification. Diversifying investments can mitigate risk by balancing the ups and downs of individual shares, and individual countries to reduce their impact on your entire portfolio. A diversified portfolio is more resilient because it’s designed to capture growth while providing relative security during market downturns.

This month our theme is discussing the surge in artificial intelligence (AI) investment and how this has contributed to robust returns in global equity markets.

This month our theme is why things still feel sluggish despite indicators suggesting that the NZ economy is entering the early stages of recovery.