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Antipodes’ Ross says short-term wealth hinges on US election

Antipodes’ Ross says short-term wealth hinges on US election

The portfolio manager says defensive stocks pose a bigger risk than the magnificent seven for investors that are overexposed to the American sharemarket.

Vihari Ross of Antipodes. Louie Douvis

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Vihari Ross is still a little traumatised by Donald Trump’s time in the White House.

Like many Australians, the former head of research at Magellan had headed to Byron Bay for a summer break in December 2017 just as the former US president unveiled a Christmas gift to the nation in the form of tax cuts. “I was in the car trying to update my models and hot-spotting to my phone to upload them,” she recalls.

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Jonathan ShapiroSenior reporterJonathan Shapiro writes about banking and finance, specialising in hedge funds, corporate debt, private equity and investment banking. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Jonathan on Twitter. Email Jonathan at jonathan.shapiro@afr.com

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