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With Ken formally stepping down at the end of July from his role as MD and CEO of Pilbara Minerals we thought we would re-visit Episode 8 from late February this...

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you...

While large-cap Australian shares fell today, the small caps took over the performance mantle with some big moves playing out across the growthier parts of the...

Welcome to our series reviewing the "super" sectors of the Australian ASX300 excluding the ASX50 stocks. Over the coming weeks, Monique Rooney and I are going to be...

Have you treated yourself this week? Perhaps a takeaway dinner or a new book or a new lipstick? The type of treat you and millions of others buy in particular...

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you...

A solid session for the ASX with the market edging higher after the RBA raised rates by 0.50% (as expected) to 1.85%. They also amended their language somewhat to...

Despite all the doom and gloom that we have been reading about markets, it's surprisingly been a pretty good month for investors - other than those invested in...

When people think of investing in Australian assets, three things probably spring to mind: sky-high property prices,  generous dividends, and  our inextricable...

At Airlie we are looking to invest in high-quality businesses, which we would define as businesses that earn high returns on their invested capital. Airlie...

With inflation and rising rates raining on the equities market's parade, many brokers and fund managers have forewarned investors of an "earnings recession" this...

An annual corporate earnings growth rate of just under 10% would normally pique investor interest – especially when you also throw in a below-average market...

Falling bond yields have helped the risk on sentiment continue for equities with the local market once again hitting a 6-week high, as it closes in on the 7000...

When markets are a mess, investors look for strength and resilience. And in the world of finance, blue chip companies offer that. It's a term often bandied about, but...

In recent months, we have argued a shift towards quality defensives has merit. As we move into the mid to late stages of the cycle, we prefer companies with...

The term "blue chip" was first coined in 1923, when an employee at Dow Jones observed several stocks trading at US$200 or more a share. As any good poker player knows,...

A solid session for the ASX keying off a bullish night in the US, however, news that Chinese developers were getting a state-backed lifeline gave the market another...

My love affair with owner-managed businesses began back in the mid-1990s when I was in my 20s, and naturally as one imagines at that age, an investing genius. Surely...

Following the recent announcement that David Southam will transition the leadership of Mincor Resources (ASX listed nickel sulphide development company) to highly...

We get it. It's been a difficult few months for us investors. The S&P/ASX 300 has fallen nearly 11% year to date, while the S&P 500 has cratered 17.3%, as rising...

A disjointed morning before the buyers emerged following inflation data that was marginally tamer than expected printing 6.1% YoY versus the 6.3% consensus, signs...

Australia holds lots of swimming world records, but not so many corporate ones. If, however, you rely on our research and googling capabilities, Westpac (ASX: WBC)...

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you...

There has been an extreme bout of panic this year (ASX -11%, S&P 500 -19%) regarding the return of what appears to be a traditional business cycle (yes it still...