Financial advice for business owners and professional families who want more than a model portfolio — built on historical data most advisers overlook: the Land cycle.
You can’t expect higher returns if you don’t understand how the economy really works. The Land cycle gives an unfair advantage to those who study it deeply.
Real estate and the broader economy move in a recurring rhythm of roughly 18.6 years. Knowing where we sit in that cycle — recovery, mid-cycle, mania, crash — changes how aggressively a portfolio should be positioned and where the next opportunity is likely to come from.
Read moreWhere we sit in the Land cycle determines how a portfolio should be allocated. Real assets, commodities and infrastructure work hard late-cycle; defensive ballast becomes essential as valuations stretch; cash and patience are positions in their own right.
How it worksMost clients are business owners, professionals or families with surplus capital and the patience to invest with a multi-year view. They want a strategy with a reason behind it, structures that fit their life, and an adviser who reads more than the morning headlines.
“Most financial advice in Australia looks the same because most advisers run the same model portfolios off the same approved product list. There’s nothing wrong with that — but it’s not what I do.
History does not repeat, it rhymes. Those that don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. There is nothing new under the sun — and that’s a sensible starting point.
Where we sit in the Land cycle matters. Which investment managers genuinely add value depends on where we are in the cycle. Market behaviour varies at different points in the cycle. So if you want to target higher returns, the Land cycle matters.
Understanding the Land cycle can make all the difference. If that’s the kind of conversation you want to have about your money, let’s talk.”
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