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Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 445 with weekend update

10 February 2022
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In recent years, investors have relied on the 'Fed put', the belief that if the stockmarket falls, the US Fed will ease monetary policy and rescue the market. It worked in 2018 and 2020, but there are dangers assuming conditions are the same in 2022. With the US comprising well over half of global equity market values, we all know what happens if the US sneezes.

Last interview with Hamish Douglass before medical leave

Graham Hand, Hamish Douglass
9 February 2022
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Last week, I interviewed Hamish Douglass about investing and positions in his portfolio. He was articulate, confident and relaxed, but a few days later, the Board of Magellan announced he was taking medical leave.

Mike Murray on watching for the changing narrative

Graham Hand, Mike Murray
9 February 2022
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Australian Ethical explains its first move into active ETFs, Murray's best investments and one he'd prefer to forget, a stock he will hold for 10 years, and why they hold supermarkets that sell tobacco and alcohol.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of family trusts?

Stebin Sam
9 February 2022
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Family trusts are used to hold wealth, with benefits like asset protection, tax planning, capital gains tax discount and ability to carry forward losses. But there are disadvantages that must be weighed up.

Infrastructure assets are well placed for inflation era

Gerald Stack, Ofer Karliner
9 February 2022
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In theory, unlisted infrastructure should be priced at discounts to listed assets due to their illiquidity. In fact, the opposite has been the case, but both types are positioned to withstand the inflation threat.

The relationship between inflation and commercial property

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Commercial real estate has historically provided a solid hedge and performed well in periods where inflation has increased against the backdrop of economic expansionary periods. What happens as interest rates rise?

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Steve Johnson
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Most small cap managers outperformed their benchmark in 2021, with more choice and diversity of companies than the big end of town. Small caps are often overlooked and operate in niches with less competition.

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