by James Weir | Apr 28, 2026 | Market Updates / Reviews
As soon as Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz we started hearing about how disastrous it was going to be not just for our economy, but for the whole world. Around 20% of the world’s oil and LNG was stopped dead in its tracks, so higher energy costs would find their way...
by James Weir | Apr 2, 2026 | Opinion Pieces
When US Hall of Fame financial adviser Ric Edelman calls the traditional retirement portfolio of 60 per cent shares and 40 per cent bonds “downright crazy”, people tend to listen. His argument is simple: the formula was developed when retirees were expected to live...
by James Weir | Feb 16, 2026 | Market Updates / Reviews
If you’d stumbled across a crystal ball six months ago that told you Microsoft would fall 27 per cent, Nvidia by 17 per cent, Amazon by 22 per cent and the software technology index by 32 per cent, you probably would have sworn the whole US share market, if not the...
by James Weir | Jan 18, 2026 | Market Updates / Reviews
2025 – The scorecard 2025 saw another year of strong returns across financial markets, but it was more remarkable for how different it was to the last few years. Over the previous 10 years, if you weren’t invested in US shares, and more specifically US tech, you felt...
by James Weir | Dec 23, 2025 | Market Updates / Reviews
Steward Wealth has been an enthusiastic supporter of private credit since 2017, and we continue to believe good private credit investments represent a compelling risk-return proposition. However, we also believe you need to be very careful who you invest with. Private...
