Dominic McCormick, Author at Professional Planner

Super funds and illiquid assets: Time of reckoning has arrived

Everyone in the research and investment community knew funds would need to navigate issues relating to their large exposure to illiquid assets at some point, Dominic McCormick writes.

Dominic McCormickApril 7, 2020

Investors need to know: Portfolios are set to fail

The second in a two-part series on market risk and asset allocation, Dominic McCormick looks at how advisers can respond if their clients are invested in portfolios that are set to fail.

Dominic McCormickAugust 28, 2019

Many portfolios are set to fail

In the first in a two-part series of articles, Dominic McCormick argues advisers aren't doing their jobs if they're not calling into question existing portfolio construction approaches.

Dominic McCormickAugust 26, 2019

Evans Dixon case shows it matters who else is investing in your LIC

Scrutiny around Evans Dixon and the subsequent trading of its associated funds highlights just how important it is for investors in listed funds to understand who is investing beside them, Dominic McCormick writes.

Dominic McCormickJune 19, 2019

Investment

Fraud risk: what to look for

Fraud presents a real risk to investor portfolios, and advisers who aren’t attuned to the scams going around might be doing their clients a disservice.

Dominic McCormickMay 8, 2019

Opinion

Inside the Liberal Party’s bare economic policy

The LNP might need a few years in the wilderness to do some serious soul searching and move past the debt bubble economics that still dominate its economic approach.

Dominic McCormickApril 12, 2019

Retirement

The product implications of Labor’s franking credit policy

Franking credit changes could result in better engagement with clients and more diversified portfolios, but there are broader investment implications for asset and product allocation that need to be considered.

Dominic McCormickMarch 18, 2019

Investment

Cash should be simple, be wary when it’s not

In a world where cash rates have been at record lows for record periods, it should come as no surprise some providers are trying to dress up complex, riskier products as safe yield.

Dominic McCormickFebruary 18, 2019

Dominic McCormick

Investment

Investors need to know: Portfolios are set to fail

Investment

Many portfolios are set to fail

Investment

Evans Dixon case shows it matters who else is investing in your LIC

Investment

Fraud risk: what to look for

Opinion

Inside the Liberal Party’s bare economic policy

Retirement

The product implications of Labor’s franking credit policy

Investment

Cash should be simple, be wary when it’s not

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