Why multi-asset solutions needn't lead to murky waters

Surface appeal versus real-world utility

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Sheldon MacDonald has been multi-tasking - diving the Great Barrier Reef and thinking about multi-asset investment...

Regular readers may recall that I sometimes like to derive investment lessons from scuba diving. If nothing else, it's easier to justify a trip to a faraway ocean if you can convince yourself the jaunt is partly for research purposes. I was recently lucky enough to visit Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It was genuine bucket-list stuff for me. Yet work is never far from my mind – of course! – and even the realisation of this long-held dream made me think of investing.  While I undertook a deep dive, my wife and children confined themselves to snorkelling. It's therefore right to say I ...

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