Is your investment portfolio at risk of a Trump tantrum?

March 8, 2026 — 4:01am

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When it comes to creating an investment strategy that’s right for you, there is no one-size-fits-all approach.

Deciding where you want to put your money, what you want it to achieve, and how much time you’ve got are all essential factors to consider. Another, and one that people too often don’t give enough consideration to in my opinion, is your appetite for risk and how risk factors into the investing you choose.

For some people, the housing market or superannuation are the preferred option if you have a lot of time and want to essentially set and forget. For others with less to spend and an understanding of more niche markets, it’s vintage Swiss watches or designer handbags.

Recently, gold has been booming. Last year, it outperformed almost every other major asset class and increased its value by roughly 65 per cent. For many people though, still the most common and accessible investing option is the sharemarket.

And while it’s always been well known for its ups and downs, the sharemarket’s volatility of late has plenty of first-time investors or people with a limited understanding of the market wondering if this is where they should be investing. And this is especially true when it comes to technology stocks.

On the one hand, these stocks are predicted to do extremely well for the foreseeable future. According to estimates for the 2025-26 financial year released in November, Nvidia – which manufactures graphics processing units and surpassed a market capitalisation of $7.7 trillion in November – is set to deliver returns on equity of 90 per........

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