Managing investment risk in retirement

Global trade tensions and uncertainty about policy in the United States had a significant impact on investment markets during the third quarter of the 2024-25 financial year.

If you’re lucky enough to have grandchildren, you know the feeling. Cooking and gardening while your grandchildren ‘help’. Watching them reach the milestones your kids reached all those years ago, right in front of your eyes. And of course, spoiling them rotten in a way that makes your kids roll their eyes.

Global share markets rose during the first half of the financial year to 31 December 2024, although it wasn’t without volatility.