AI disruption, real assets and opportunity in Australian equities

About this episode

Emma Fisher and Joe Wright discuss investment strategies amidst market volatility, focusing on real assets and opportunities in Australian equities.

How do you invest when markets feel driven by noise, narratives and sudden shocks? In this episode, Emma Fisher, Deputy Head of Australian Equities at Airlie Funds Management and Joe Wright, Deputy Portfolio Manager, discuss how they navigate volatility by staying anchored to process, fundamentals and valuation. They unpack the resurgence of “real assets”, the sharp sell-off in software and classifieds and why AI disruption fears may be creating opportunities in quality businesses. Emma and Joe also explore gold, commodities and portfolio positioning, discussing that while narratives can drive short-term moves, long-term returns are still shaped by earnings, balance sheets and disciplined stock selection.

People in this episode

Guests: Emma Fisher, Joe Wright

Topics covered

• AI disruption
• real assets
• Australian equities
• market volatility
• investment strategy

Keywords

• AI disruption
• real assets
• Australian equities
• market volatility
• investment strategy
• gold
• commodities
• portfolio positioning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Airlie Funds Management, Magellan Asset Management

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