The chance of a sharemarket crash is rising. What should you do about it?

By Patrick Commins
Updated September 1 2016 - 1:08am, first published 12:36am
Wall St is near record highs despite five consecutive quarters of falling earnings, the MSCI world sharemarket index is up 45 per cent since the start of 2012, over which time profits have stagnated. Photo: Richard Drew
Wall St is near record highs despite five consecutive quarters of falling earnings, the MSCI world sharemarket index is up 45 per cent since the start of 2012, over which time profits have stagnated. Photo: Richard Drew
There has been precious little profit growth around the world, yet sharemarkets have still gone up. Photo: UBS
There has been precious little profit growth around the world, yet sharemarkets have still gone up. Photo: UBS
There is a great deal of uncertainty around potential government and central bank actions. Photo: UBS
There is a great deal of uncertainty around potential government and central bank actions. Photo: UBS
Investors have been handsomely rewarded for investing in defensive sectors. Photo: Fairfax Media
Investors have been handsomely rewarded for investing in defensive sectors. Photo: Fairfax Media
There has been precious little profit growth around the world, yet sharemarkets have still gone up. Photo: UBS
There has been precious little profit growth around the world, yet sharemarkets have still gone up. Photo: UBS

Global sharemarkets have been floating higher for some time – what would bring them back to earth?

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