Robert Baharian
There's More to Come
Markets are collapsing. The headlines are piercing. Investors are crumbling. In fact, investors have been selling down stocks at a rate...
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Robert Baharian
Jun 20, 20222 min read
The Real Impact of Rate Rises on Property
Rates are rising. We all know this. In fact, the market has already priced in central rates at between 2%-3% depending on what time frame...
Robert Baharian
Jun 14, 20224 min read
The Bear Market Has Finally Arrived
With a deafening roar, the US stock market ran headlong into bear territory, the S&P sinking 20% below a January peak and hitting its...
Robert Baharian
Jun 8, 20223 min read
Here's Which Stocks Are Soaring
Last week I wrote about Everything is Getting Crushed where I looked at all the major assets classes to see how they were performing so...
Robert Baharian
May 29, 20222 min read
Everything is Getting Crushed
There has been absolutely nowhere to hide in financial markets in 2022. Stocks and bonds are getting crushed in the face of rising rates....
Robert Baharian
May 23, 20222 min read
Australian Elections & Stocks
We hear it each and every time - the uncertainty surrounding the election. Of course it's uncertain. That's what the future is -...
Robert Baharian
May 17, 20225 min read
To Fix or Not to Fix
It was 2007. I was working at one of the major private banks in their wealth management arm. I decided to fix my mortgage. Why wouldn't...
Robert Baharian
May 9, 20223 min read
A Bloodbath
Even the market commentators have given up - "I've stopped looking". Is that what it's going to take? A bloodbath? When it gets all too...
Robert Baharian
May 2, 20223 min read
Buffett Admits He Has No Idea
It's been a super rough ride for investor so far during 2022. What did you think was going to happen? A repeat of 2021 and a 27% increase...
Robert Baharian
Apr 10, 20222 min read
The End of an Office Era
Apple recently set a deadline for corporate employees to return to in-person work. I hadn't realised that Apple, or in fact, so many...
Robert Baharian
Apr 3, 20223 min read
Here's What Michael Jordan & The Stock Market Have in Common
Look at the air, look at the hang time, look at the flying motion. The debate is an ongoing one. Michael Jordan or LeBron James - who is...
Robert Baharian
Mar 27, 20223 min read
COVID Stock Market Anniversary
I distinctly recall the days leading up to it. We were in complete lock down. It was absolute manic. Huge daily swings in the markets. It...
Robert Baharian
Mar 20, 20224 min read
From Depression to Recession to...
The stock market had increased six fold in just 8 years. And after prices peaked, economist Irving Fisher proclaimed: Stock prices have...
Robert Baharian
Mar 14, 20223 min read
Australia's Housing Equity
Buy land, they're not making anymore of it - Mark Twain When I was a kid, I loved played Monopoly. I don't really get a chance anymore,...
Robert Baharian
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Consumer and Investor Contradictions
In his book, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life, Nassim Taleb says: Don't tell me what you think, tell me what you have...
Robert Baharian
Feb 27, 20223 min read
What Geopolitics Really Means for Markets
Geopolitical risk is a livewire. It's talked about every year by market gurus. The impact on global economies and financial markets is...
Robert Baharian
Feb 20, 20222 min read
The State of Australia's Property Market
Speculation of rate rises here in Australia don't seem to be deterring eager Australian property buyers. Melbourne's clearance rate is...
Robert Baharian
Dec 5, 20212 min read
Avoiding The Losers
The Australian superannuation industry is a AU$3.3 trillion market, and is one of the world's most respected schemes. AMP is in the game...
Robert Baharian
Nov 28, 20213 min read
Victoria's Top Suburbs for the Last 20 Years
Last week I attended my first in person wealth management symposium since COVID. It was so good to see people in IRL - to chat, query,...
Robert Baharian
Nov 21, 20213 min read
The Metaverse is Here
Earlier this year I bough Bitcoin for the first time. I wrote about it here in June. Since I bought Bitcoin, the price has fallen 50%,...
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