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Depending on who you’re listening to, crowds can be either wise, or completely mad. In reality, both are probably true at various points in time. But whether you’re a...

Last week we published a podcast with a very special guest, Angie Ellis from 8020 investments, who is regarded as one of Australia’s most successful private investors....

(Ed note: first published Jan 8th 2020). The last quarter of 2018 was a bloodbath for markets, with much of the carnage taking place during 'Red October'. While many...

The U.S. is expected to spend a quarter of its entire GDP on healthcare over the next five years, while governments in the rest of the developed world will continue to...

The year 2019 has been a remarkable one for Australian equities. In fact, it has been the best year for the asset class since 2009, with the S&P ASX 200...

In this wire, we share our most favoured stocks for 2020 with a brief description of each company. We also recap key market events, the current investing environment,...

The greatest returns on the stock market rarely come from buying the well-loved stocks whose share prices have recently performed strongly, but rather from unloved...

At the start of 2019, I selected a A recession proof, property proof ASX portfolio for Livewire. An equal weighted investment in the 12 stocks would have returned...

Angie Ellis might not be a 'household name' among investors, but she's racked up quite a track record since she started 8020 Investments about five years ago. See,...

Last year’s top stock calls from five fund managers who we invited to the Livewire studio brought the house down with a 59% return. The exercise was meant to be a bit...

(Ed note: First published 31st Dec 2019): We all love quality businesses, but quality usually commands a premium and sometimes that premium is just too high. In the...

Each year we run the Livewire Outlook Series where we invite a selection of fund managers to share their prophecies for the new year. But we also enjoy throwing in...

Investing in equities is a long game, with share prices in the short-term influenced by market emotions, forced selling, and Trump tweets – factors that often have...

It’s not every day that you sit down with a member of the Australian fund managers hall of fame, let alone the first woman to be inducted. As a 20-year-old female,...

There are so many reasons why it makes commercial sense for resource companies to be leaders in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, so BHP’s ‘Social...

A strong year for equity performance has seen the ASX200 increase more than 25% year to date. It’s all been driven by re-rating. It was recently put to us that this is...

2019 was a very strong year for the Australian sharemarket with ultra-low interest rates and record low bond yields pushing global sharemarkets higher. This was...

This time last year we invited five fund managers to pitch their #1 stock picks for 2019 and with just a handful of trading days left in 2019 it’s time to review the...

If you were to guess what’s in the portfolio of income specialist, Plato Investment Management, you probably wouldn’t have put growth juggernaut, CSL, on your list....

Sometimes the most basic principles can be the ones that are most easily overlooked. When investing in small caps, balance sheet strength is not only important for...

The level of funds raised by new listed managed investment IPOs exceeded $4bn in 2019, an increase on the $3.3bn raised the previous year despite fewer new listings....

As we step into the new decade, there are plenty of topics consuming investors’ thoughts including trade wars, Brexit, the Trump impeachment hearings, US presidential...

Last week I revealed how the 'ten most tipped stocks' from our reader survey have recorded a +50% average total gain for the year. There was also a second group of...

It’s unusual to see a more than 30% allocation to financials with virtually no big banks in the mix. We had a chance to ask David Poppenbeek from K2 to run through his...