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MANAGED FUNDS Max Riaz

There are some accelerating changes underway in the western political economies, including the US and Australia. As long-term investors, we need to keep one eye on the economic horizon and one on the immediate chaos of the markets.

Our goal is to be informed of the changes underway and then optimise our portfolios accordingly to ensure we successfully navigate the future with as little volatility as possible for the highest possible returns.

It should come as no surprise that the prevailing political philosophy behind a country's economic policies ultimately create the conditions for the operation of investment markets.

Political philosophy combined with economic policies can also be described as political order. The choice of a political order determines how a nation wishes to manage its economy.

Political order doesn't change from one election cycle to another, but perhaps once or twice every 100 years. At the core of a political order is the philosophy

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