The world is waking up the 4th Industrial Revolution, with the impact of COVID-19 accelerating many changes already underway. Franklin’s head of equities, opines on how underlying fundamental disruptions in our economy can present opportunities for active investors.
Alexander Hamilton’s moment was assuming the Revolutionary War debts of the various states at the federal level, making the new central authority liable for repayment. But what relation does it bear to the acrimonious European summit in July 2020?
One topic that often comes up in conversations between investors is technology. Given the significant outperformance from “Tech stocks” after lockdown, Stephen Yiu visits this topic, clearing up some misconceptions and shares his views on the New World that’s emerging.
Key themes Franklin’s Trading Desk team has an eye on include the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and it’s impact, earnings season in the United States and Europe, monetary policy meetings and ugly gross domestic product (GDP) data.
Corporate earnings estimates look to be troughing as economies reopen with fits and starts. We have increased our overweight in the quality factor because we see it as most resilient to the dynamics of a choppy activity restart, given its focus on companies with strong balance sheets and profitability
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Equities usually grab the main headlines, while bonds, which deliver regular income, are sometimes hardly noticed. However, they do play a defensive role in any investment portfolio and help preserve capital. Bond funds have long been favoured by investors seeking a steady cash flow at low risk.
Stephen Yiu discussed companies that can be described as the Lockdown Survivors and the Beneficiaries of accelerated adoption.
Fixed-term accounts are popular investments, as they offer several advantages other forms of investments do not. Most of us want to save and fixed-term accounts offer us the opportunity to do so whilst also generating money from our savings.
We have pointed to a tectonic shift toward sustainability, and how the global pandemic has accelerated this process. This highlights the need for real resilience in portfolios to guard against risks ranging from vulnerable global supply chains to the intensifying effects of climate change.
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