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One of the shows that helped cement Netflix’s popularity as a streaming service is Stranger Things. The science-fiction thriller centres around the rural town of...

Travel businesses were some of the biggest casualties of the global pandemic. Many were dealt a near fatal blow by government restrictions and the closing of State and...

Whether it’s value and growth, or income and total returns, the ‘best of both worlds’ was on offer from the three fund managers presenting in the morning session of...

We all wish we had invested in CSL back in the float. Investors that did the legwork involved in finding and then backing the opportunity at its listing in 1994, would...

Since the market bottomed in late March, the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index has soared over 40%. However, it's evident that the rebound is thus far two-tiered in...

Power companies are boring but critical; water is a liquid asset with a solid outlook; and mid-sized infrastructure opportunities are on the rise, say a trio of...

While many banks and industrial companies are reducing or cancelling their dividends altogether this year, Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (AREITS) still...

There is an asymmetry of information in markets which is one of the key reasons buyers and sellers are willing to transact at a given price, as investors try to make...

The AREIT sector had a strong bounce in August, up 7.95% for the month and outperforming the broader market, which returned +2.8%. This reporting season was one of the...

Last week, Market Matters hosted a Resource Round Table to give an overview of the commodity market, and then delve into picks that give exposure to it, big and small....

Search queries for exchange-traded funds (ETF) have exploded in 2020, especially on the back of COVID-19. The number of people seeking information on Google for this...

The digital games and interactive media sector is probably much larger than you think and still growing. To put it into perspective, one of the highest rating movies...

Steer clear of company boards prioritising “polite chats over robust engagement”, and mistrust the adage “this time it’s different,” says Daniel Moore, co-portfolio...

Veteran geologist Neil Biddle is coming up to 40 years of knocking around the hard-rock exploration scene.So after his success with fellow geologist John Young and...

Many investors go to a lot of effort trying to pick market (or individual share price) lows and highs, in an attempt to time their entries and exits. It’s a strategy...

When we started the Montgomery Small Companies Fund 12 months ago, data centre operator NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) was one of the first businesses we bought. On our analysis,...

Working out what’s important isn’t easy. Perhaps because Bill Gates is much smarter than most, he makes it look easier than most. His recent comments highlighted that...

Gold prices have surged to record highs and investors have flocked to hold it as an asset in the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. But gold is more than a...

While all eyes have been focussed on falling dividends this year, there has been little discussion around the negative impact this will have on the franking credit...

Strategic Energy Resources ('SER') are a company specialising in frontier and undercover mineral exploration. We find this junior exploration opportunity compelling...

On 13 May, we published a quick update on the progress of the ‘Most tipped big caps’, the 10 stocks that got the most votes in our reader survey at the start of the...

In Australia, Woolworths is a household name known to everyone due to its brand and its presence in our daily lives. 20 years ago Woolworths was focused on expanding...

This reporting season was always going to be one to remember as corporates reported on the peak period of dislocation caused by COVID-19 and earnings estimates within...

A look at the performance of the pharmaceutical and biotech sector over the month of August as well as a wrap up of the earnings of Big 5 stocks in the sector. Sector...