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For those who had an actual holiday, you may have missed the market chatter about how to vote on next week's shareholder resolution concerning the proposed unwind of...

Sharemarkets around the world have been trending very strongly. The winners (best performers) have been high-quality companies, stable earners and ‘sexy’ disruptors....

With the clock ticking over to 2022, the world will have endured two years of COVID-19. But despite the well-documented challenges, 2021 was a successful year for...

In case you missed it... Now entering its seventh year, Livewire’s most-tipped stocks kicked off again this week. Livewire’s Patrick Poke reveals which large-caps...

With markets selling off around the world, many investors are dusting off their watchlists. We recently asked nine fundies what stock they’d buy if markets sold off,...

A strong showing by Energy and Technology shares helped the ASX recover the majority of yesterdays losses today, although the best of the session was seen early on...

It was actually an interesting trading session today at the stock level despite the index finishing little changed. The high value (tech & others) were sold off fairly...

Fear, panic, despair, relief, hope, and euphoria. These are some of the emotions driving investor sentiment. Love it or hate it, investor sentiment plays a large role...

The last 12 months have been very kind to equity investors, with the ASX trending upwards throughout the year. The ASX finished +17% ahead of where it ended 2020 and...

Episode three of Success and More Interesting Stuff features Rob Millner, the patriarch of Washington H Soul Pattinson. Soul Patts is the closest investment vehicle...

Several months before the pandemic began, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Liaquat Ahamed wrote a piece for The New Yorker with a bold headline aimed at a contentious...

Global transport is changing at breakneck speed, rushing to meet the demands of global warming. Electric cars — unheard of just five years ago — are now almost...

Theme 1 Battery market consolidation Looking back at 2019, we initiated coverage on the battery metals sector and mentioned at the time the market had reached an...

With the S&P 500 and the S&P/ASX 200 racing ahead approximately 27% and 10% in 2021, it's fair to say investors have had a surprisingly good year. Despite the ups and...

The Federal Government's plan to reach net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050, dubbed the Australian Way, brings with it a range of opportunities for investors. The...

A choppy but marginally positive session for the ASX today as volumes peter out ahead of the Christmas break. Actually, having a full week of trade before Christmas...

After a flat open, the ASX found its mojo by mid-morning. And while US Futures plus Asian markets were positive today, it seemed more a case of the local market...

Jeff has had a storied career, having started off in tech with Telecom Australia (now Telstra), retraining as a professional musician, and later becoming an events...

Infrastructure has a well-earned reputation as a portfolio diversifier, especially when inflation ticks up. This is a good thing at the moment because inflation is...

As we approach year-end, we’re revisiting the impact of corporate activity on our holdings and seeing vindication for our value investing stance. Value investing has...

It’s something of a magic number, three. Regarded by various cultures as mystical, three is thought to symbolise harmony, wisdom and understanding. And in ancient Rome...

It was a tough session for pockets of the ASX, however overall it was a fairly resilient day with a bounce-back in the Healthcare and Consumer Staples stocks (i.e. the...

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) season in Australia is no longer just for procedural matters. It can really be considered a quasi 'third earnings reporting period'...

The majority of Australian listed companies report their financial results in February and August. It is common during these ‘reporting seasons’ for trends to emerge...