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The Week That Was

Aug 29, 2025
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Episode 100 of the TMM Podcast is coming next week and we couldn’t be more excited. Over the past few years we’ve shared our contrarian take on markets, spoken about why most investors get valuations wrong, unpacked our 8 investment principles including the Risk Hierarchy, and introduced the Three Wells framework. To celebrate this milestone, we’re packing Episode 100 with the insights and strategies we use every day at TMM, from managing short-term volatility to thinking about long-term compounding. It’s going to be a mix of reflection, practical lessons, and straight-up investing truth. Make sure you tune in, this one’s not to be missed.

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This weeks topics

  • More bubble talk. Beware the dollar cost averaging arguments.
  • Developed and some emerging markets join the party. Remember correlation.
  • Should we worry about US house prices?
  • Trump goes after the Federal Reserve.
  • Lesson of the Week - When you start determines where you end up. 

The Fed is starting to worry about the housing market now

"A few participants noted a weakening in housing demand, with increased availability of homes for sale and falling house prices."

fortune.com

The Party's in Full Swing


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The World's major markets aren't missing out either.......
 
 
 
World Markets Watchlist 2025 YTD performance
 
 
 
Emerging Markets 2025 performance
 
 

The OZ Economy

Let's start off the week with a bubble article. The short version is that ASX is becoming overvalued and so we need to be cautious here and that means rebalancing when things are going better than expected.  

$4 trillion of super at risk of potential market plunge

The Australian share market has made history by surpassing 9,000 index points, which is a boon to millions of workers' super funds. But a...

www.abc.net.au

Are we in a bubble? We don't think so as the valuation is not excessive, however the US is driving many markets to become overvalued. And as we  say if the US crashes, the ASX will go with it. 

Signs of a bubble emerging in ASX | The Business | ABC NEWS

The Australian share market has been repeatedly breaking record highs in recent weeks. It has seen the benchmark index push past 9,000 po...

www.youtube.com

When stock markets become expensive as it currently is, you won't see the government rushing to assist you in buying stocks. Because property is now politcal, the government rushes in and pours petrol on an already raging fire. Governments have been doing this for around 25 years. 

But will this push house prices up?

As we keep repeating, if property is such a great investment, why do we need to subsidise it?  

Caveat Emptor.

 

Five per cent home deposit scheme to begin in October

A scheme to allow all first homebuyers to purchase a property with only a 5 per cent deposit will begin in October, three months earlier ...

www.abc.net.au

Lesson of the Week

Always think about the range of returns. Because we have bear and bull markets, investors will receive above average returns or below average returns depending on the time period. Low CAPE ratios lead to higher returns. 

 

 

Blog - Timing the Market with the 3 Wells

Throughout the market cycle, a constant question an investor asks themselves is how should I allocate my funds when everything is expensive. It can be summarised as buy low sell high, but when it comes to actually allocating the question is how much at each point in time....

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