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The ASX bounced today with some optimism returning to the screens, particularly the index influences with both banks and the resource/energy stocks finding some form...

Two Australian stocks – an unloved commodities play and a global audio technology firm – are top of mind for the three Quality-focused fund managers interviewed...

Thematic ETFs have been an investment darling for a few years now. I must admit I’ve been just as susceptible with quite a few of them sitting in my own portfolio....

Last Tuesday afternoon, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by lifting rates by 0.50% at their June meeting, taking the cash rate to 0.85%....

It was a very pessimistic start to the year. Inflation, interest rates and market volatility were all on the rise, we were not yet out of COVID and were feeling the...

What do you get when you mix an energy crisis, underinvestment in old energy, and global net-zero targets? Answer: demand for battery metals and the stocks that ride...

A fairly quiet Monday given US markets are closed tonight although selling was the more obvious impulse overall. Iron Ore fell hard in Asia, down 9.5% as Shenzhen...

Since the start of 2022 we have seen inflation accelerate all around the world. The US reported 8.6% recently, the UK reported 9.0% last month and in Australia RBA...

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‘Meeting the moment’ can mean many things. For the RBA currently, it may mean adjusting cash rates swiftly and assuming whatever criticism may ensue. For corporates,...

In recent weeks, we’ve seen a broadening of the market rout that has seen the share prices of many Growth stocks plummet in the year so far. The selloff has been...

The sell-off in nickel stocks like Centaurus, despite the metal price holding up, seen as an opportunity for longer-term investors. This is ditto for lithium shares. ...

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“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” - Albert Einstein They say the only constant in this world is change. At any moment, a black swan event could...

Companies with proven track records of delivering high returns on equity are sought after. And rightly so. Compounding gives exponential returns and is the holy...

Santos is an oil and gas producer with assets in Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) and they have a development project in Alaska that was acquired as part of the...

In global real estate, there has been no sector that has enjoyed more demand tailwinds over the past 10 years than industrial. Naturally, the trend in online retail...

The US market officially tipped into bear market territory yesterday, the decline of the S&P 500 now pushing past 20% since the start of the year. The local market...

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I have a few sayings written on my desk at work and at home, probably the most useful is simply ‘keep turning up'. By that I mean to continue to do the work, don’t...

The Emperor’s New Clothes is a classic children’s story first published in 1837 which espouses several life principles that can be applied to investment markets....

More than half of the companies on the S&P/ASX 200 either fully pay or partially pay franked dividends. What are franked dividends and why do investors want to invest...

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In challenging times, the quality of management is paramount to ensure that shareholders capital is well looked after, and companies can survive the battles. Solid...