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Participating in off-market Australian share buybacks, is one way Plato generates additional after-tax income for retirees and other zero-tax investors. Off-market...

Speculation in commodity prices and the wave of hype that comes with it is not a new concept. Over the past few hundred years, there are many accounts of the rise and...

In a normal cycle, high prices for commodities from high demand would lead to increased supply and finally a drop in prices – but these are far from normal times....

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Just like the end of a calendar year, July is a time for reflection for investors. I've seen FY21/22 already been described as a year of "all pain and no gain" - a...

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Quality cyclicals do not have the same persistent growth characteristics as pure structural growth stocks. However, quality cyclicals usually have a structural...

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The last 12 months have been a tale of two halves for investors in Australian equities. The first six months to December 2021 saw the market slowly grind upwards,...

The market opened well this morning, up more than 50 points at our high. But once again, US Futures traded lower throughout our time zone and Aussie stocks followed...

Investors scrambling to identify the potential signs of a reversal is a common feature of every bear market. While there is no foolproof indicator, a glance at what...

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Despite the recent sell-off in resources and materials stocks that we have witnessed over the past few weeks, investors with a penchant for miners, explorers and...

In Australia alone, more than $40 billion worth of PE deals were completed by the end of May, research from Refinitiv shows. This squares with an S&P Global study...

Inflation has become the big bad wolf for modern income investors, but it doesn’t need to be. Does it create extra challenges? Of course, but to be fair, all points of...

The ASX gave back yesterday’s gains today with Real-Estate and IT feeling the pinch, although the influential banks finished higher while pockets of the resources...

The selloff of Australian large-cap stocks is overdone, investors are pricing in a sharper rise in interest rates than is likely, says Hugh Dive of Atlas Funds...

Today's energy crisis has put renewed focus on Australia's coal mining industry. We might not want it, but we sure need it. Australia's coal country straddles New...

Back-to-back strength for the Australian market with the ASX now up 350pts / 5.5% from the recent low ~6400. Energy the standout today as Oil rallied, reports of a...

When America sneezes, the world catches a cold. The US is already halfway to a technical recession, with the most recent quarter recording a slight contraction. And...

The aging population is a well-appreciated phenomenon and a challenge for policy makers around the world. The combination of demographic changes resulting from...

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A solid start to the week with the ASX putting on nearly 2% led by the financial sector, although it was green right across the screen with all sectors finishing up...

It’s a common and constantly asked question: “what will Warren Buffett do next?” In the U.S., its answer has practical importance. If you’re a hedge fund or other...