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Magic Markets Ep103: Alternatives – The Wealth Management View

2022-11-23T19:41:43+02:00

Ever wanted to know what wealth managers think about alternative investments and how they are using them in clients' portfolios? Regular Magic Markets listeners have become familiar with the Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management team and the types of investments that they specialise in. This week, we look beyond the team to find out what independent wealth managers think about alternative assets. Based on the results of a survey of wealth managers that was arranged by Dino Zuccollo of Westbrooke, we were able to discuss points like: • What types of alternative assets are popular? • What is the priority for investors – [...]

Magic Markets Ep103: Alternatives – The Wealth Management View2022-11-23T19:41:43+02:00

Magic Markets Ep99: What’s happening in the UK?

2022-10-26T22:04:48+02:00

In the latest episode with the team from Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management, Richard Asherson joined us from the UK to talk about market conditions on the ground. The UK has been extremely topical this year and macroeconomic challenges are felt in private and public markets. Apart from asking whether his money was on Liz or the lettuce, we touched on a number of fascinating topics: • What does it mean to look for asymmetrical returns in a debt-led structure? • How do current rates in the UK compare to long-term averages? • What are the impacts of inflation on dealmaking and [...]

Magic Markets Ep99: What’s happening in the UK?2022-10-26T22:04:48+02:00

Magic Markets Ep97: Market Mistakes we all Make

2022-10-12T21:53:10+02:00

In this episode of Magic Markets, we decided to look at some of the common mistakes made by investors and traders in the market. We covered topics like: • Not knowing whether you are a natural trader, investor or hybrid of the two • The risks of not diversifying into different asset classes • The trouble with panicking during tough times • Checking your portfolio too often • Assuming that certain industries are always a good investment • Focusing too much on dividends without looking at how they are funded • Not critically assessing the strategy of the entity and only [...]

Magic Markets Ep97: Market Mistakes we all Make2022-10-12T21:53:10+02:00

Magic Markets Ep94: The Westbrooke Portfolio

2022-09-21T22:22:38+02:00

Alternative assets have been a key discussion point for us this year, as a means to diversify the portfolio as well as hedge against listed assets through achieving uncorrelated exposure. We’ve had a fantastic time learning about the various alternative asset strategies with Westbrooke. We've welcomed the team over several episodes since the first appearance on Episode 59. We’ve covered a great deal of ground since that show, so we thought it would be useful to our listeners to take a more holistic view and wrap this into a recap of some concepts while probing developments in the market so far [...]

Magic Markets Ep94: The Westbrooke Portfolio2022-09-21T22:22:38+02:00
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