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Top Rated Funds

Introducing fund profiles and Livewire’s Top-Rated Funds Series

In another milestone for Livewire Markets, we’ve now launched new website features: Fund Profiles and the 100 Top-Rated Funds Series. Over the course of the past...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Education

Media Worth Consuming – May 2021

A monthly wrap-up of interesting and informative media on finance, economics, politics and society that you might have missed. Druckenmiller: “I can’t find any period...
Jonathan Rochford
Narrow Road Capital
Education

Off the Charts! Cryptos smashed by Avocados, Qantas' vaccine incentive, and a $2bn SPAC-tacular business

The recent buoyancy in market confidence has been utterly hinged on the vaccine roll-out. So it's not surprising to see the private sector stepping in to lift the...
QAN
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Meet The Investor

Meet Tom: The 22-year-old investing like Peter Lynch, so he can afford a house

What were you doing when you were 22-years-old? I'll spare you my version (for now), but I can assure you I wasn't reading books by Peter Lynch while tweaking the DCF...
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James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Education

A beginner's guide to crypto

Every other week seems to be about cryptocurrency crashing to the depths or soaring to new highs, the launch of a new coin, or investors signalling cryptos will be the...
Mia Kwok
Mia Kwok
Livewire Markets
Education

Two Web3.0 companies solving the privacy crisis

I recently made the startling discovery that in just two months, more than 50,328 trackers and ads tried to target me on the internet. They were snooping on my...
Heath Behncke
Heath Behncke
Holon Global Investments
Education

Proxy adviser "brain fade" is a threat to independent research

Anyone who values high-quality independent research on financial issues has reason to be concerned with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s proposals to knee-cap proxy...
Dean Paatsch
Ownership Matters
Education

Monash LIC restructure a first

The shareholders have spoken: the Monash Investors Limited Absolute Investment Company (ASX: MA1) is on track to become the first Australian listed investment company...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Education

Know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em

Knowing when, if ever, to sell a high performing stock is a difficult decision. The turnover of stocks in the International Shares Fund portfolio over the last 12...
Gareth Brown
Forager
Meet The Investor

Meet Liz: She’s curious, kind and bought Afterpay at 3 bucks

When I think of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), my thoughts go directly to punters feverishly chasing Bitcoin, cannabis stocks or the next BNPL offering. For Liz, my...
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James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Education

Off the Charts! CEO pays US$4.4 million hacker ransom, Nobel winner Kahneman on improving decisions, and a 7500% penny stock rollercoaster

What a lopsided week. Our fascination with cryptos continued as Bitcoin - having been well and truly Tesla-ed - tripped, fell, went splat, and did the dead cat bounce,...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Education

3 fundamental rules of investing

Which house is the better investment? House A: A wooden shack on the outskirtsHouse B: Harbourside mansion Source: Shutterstock I’ve...
QAN
Patrick Hodgens
Firetrail Investments
Fresh Fundies

How to unearth the next major resources stocks

The decarbonisation of the power sector is well underway, according to one expert, and is no longer a question of "if", but a question of "when" and "how fast". David...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Education
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Team Australia tightening too fast?

The economic consequences of COVID-19 hitting Australia were tragic – both at the aggregate level and because certain industries and occupations were far more heavily...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Education

Ten questions all investors should be asking themselves

Fixing the roof is easier and more enjoyable when the sun is shining. What a shame then that we only tend to look critically at our investments when it’s blowing a...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Buy Hold Sell

Billions in dividends, strong earnings and more to come

The banks are back, baby. Or so it seems. National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB), Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA), ANZ Bank (ASX: ANZ), and Westpac (ASX: WBC) have handsomely...
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Buy Hold Sell
Livewire Markets
Meet The Investor

Meet Neil: He conquered life’s bumpy road with a beautifully diversified portfolio

Recession, divorce, unemployment, losing a trusted adviser and becoming a father at age 56. These are just a few of the unexpected twists that have confronted Neil,...
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James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Fresh Fundies

Boosting returns through activism

Having worked at a stockbroking firm for nearly six years, Fiftyone Capital's Scott Williams says he has always thought the industry wrangled with some "fairly heavy...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Fresh Fundies

Can hedging your bets generate returns in all markets?

Up-and-coming hedge fund manager Omkar Joshi isn't fazed by two factors that to others in the field could be considered the Holy Grail of investment management:...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Fresh Fundies

How to future-proof your portfolio

Investors should position their portfolios to benefit from three tidal waves ready to take the market - and the world - by storm in order to be successful over the...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Education

The worst IPO in history - Bad timing, bad ESG, or just a bad idea?

Deliveroo has been dubbed London’s ‘worst IPO in history’ after its shares fell 26% in the first day of trading, which was the last day in March. Some say it was just...
Ted Franks
Pengana Capital Group
Fresh Fundies

Why this duo is backing a high turnover approach

A low turnover approach to investing has been championed by more than a few investors, from local legend Joe Magyer (of Lakehouse Capital) to the Oracle of Omaha,...
Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Education

Investor Survey: What is the secret weapon in your portfolio?

At the beginning of 2021 we asked you to pit your wits against our experts by picking your stock tips for the year ahead. The response was overwhelming, and...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Education

Why your fund manager needs to be considering more than just alpha

To be successful in the changing asset management environment, fund managers need to continuously reinvent themselves. In the past, they had to deal with...
Masja Zandbergen
Masja Zandbergen
Robeco
Rapid Fire

10 quality picks from an award-winning portfolio manager

After more than two decades working in funds management, Fidelity International's James Abela has proved himself a force to be reckoned with. The portfolio manager's...
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Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
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