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Six burning questions on investors' minds right now

COVID-19, the black swan event virus that heralded the end of the sharemarket’s longest bull run ever, has led to extreme volatility and some of the biggest market...
Sinéad Rafferty
Fidante
Education

Equity investors face mass dilution from supersized capital raisings

It’s open season for capital raisings and investors need to be on high alert. Investment banks are dusting off the playbook they used to scalp shareholders during the...
NXT
OML
Simon Connal
Ownership Matters
Education

The coronavirus pandemic and the economy - a Q&A from an investment perspective

Along with the horrible human consequences, the coronavirus pandemic is having a huge impact on the way we live and as a result investment markets. This has raised a...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Education

Now is the time to beat the fundies

Plenty of commentary has already been written about the economic impact of COVID-19. Whilst these opinions make for interesting reading and dinner table debate, they...
Lawrence Lam
Lumenary Investment Management
Education
Sponsored

Why now is the time for growth investing

COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on the markets, but the silver lining is that quality companies are available at attractive prices once again. The question though is how to...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Education

Every cloud has a silver lining

Every cloud has a silver lining and working at home has presented a few. I’ve learned that a 7am walk into the deserted countryside is a much better start to the day...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Education

3 benefits of investing in renewables

When constructing model portfolios, an allocation to direct renewable infrastructure may enhance portfolio outcomes due to the sector's unique and differentiated...
Octopus Investments
Octopus Investments
Education

Analysing US COVID-19 developments – New York tracking 6x worse than Italy

Investors are looking at the US COVID-19 data as a guide for when markets may settle down. Our view is that it’s going to be tough for markets to find a bottom until...
Gary Rollo
Montgomery
Education

Is coronavirus driving a recession, depression or an economic hit like no other? What does it mean for the bear market in shares?

Global and Australian shares have fallen well beyond the 20% decline commonly used to delineate a bear market. From their highs to their recent lows major share...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Rapid Fire

Don't let your portfolio get burnt

Devastating events such as the recent bushfires, which impacted approximately 80% of Australians in some way and charred ~20% of total forest cover in our nation, have...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Education

The denial is now clear

A key difference between the current economic and markets crisis and its forerunners, and why many people are finding this one so unsettling, is the association...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Education

COVID-19 Testing data – A Montgomery Analysis

Here at Montgomery we have been tracking COVID-19 testing data, rather than just cases alone. Our logic is that testing drives cases, and that case growth would...
Gary Rollo
Montgomery
Education

Growth investing: Thriving in a ‘winner takes all’ economy

It’s no secret that when economic conditions are favourable, most businesses are able to do well. Even portfolios containing average and low-quality firms may see...
Mark Arnold
Mark Arnold
Hyperion
Education

What to buy when everyone’s selling

March is shaping up to be one of the worst months on record for many equity markets as investors ran for the doors amid the COVID-19 outbreak. When every investor runs...
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Education

Your #1 sources of investment ideas

Given the extreme moves in markets, investors want answers more than ever. We can see it in the traffic on our own website which has gone parabolic in the last month....
Alex Cowie
Alex Cowie
Education

Why the worst is behind China

Escaping the trade wars that defined the end of 2019, Asian markets were met with yet another challenge in 2020 – COVID-19. Asian markets took the hit from COVID-19...
Joohee An
Joohee An
Mirae Asset Management
Education

Staying in control when the market’s going crazy

Covid-19 has sent markets into a tailspin. Even the calmest investors are breathing heavily as their watch stocks in their portfolio fall by double-digit percentages...
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Expert Insights

The single biggest mistake you could make right now

In our 2020 Outlook Series, Simon Mawhinney of Allan Gray called it correctly with this idiom: “It’s the bus you don’t see that hits you”. While this is an apt...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Education

5 charts on investing to keep in mind in rough times like these

The coronavirus crisis is first and foremost a human crisis and my thoughts are particularly with those on the front line of this battle. But, of course, it's...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Education

One man's paranoia, is another's preparation

There’s nothing like a pandemic scare to reveal a person’s true self. So, it’s been fascinating to see how the fear of infection is affecting friends and colleagues...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Education

Coronavirus: the investment impact in seven charts

The spread of coronavirus, COVID-19 has created fresh uncertainty for the global growth outlook and sparked volatility in financial markets.We offer key facts on the...
Schroders Australia
Schroders
Education

7 recommended coronavirus wires

The last two weeks have been brutal for investors, with major indices descending into bear market territory with a sense of aggression reminiscent of when the 2008...
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Education

The increasing economic threat from coronavirus - what to watch for and what should investors do

Coronavirus continues to rattle investment markets as the number of new cases outside China continues to rise, posing increasing uncertainty over the impact on...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Education

How professional money managers achieve true diversification in the face of market uncertainty

At the start of the year, no one would have predicted that a virus would be the potential catalyst to pop the bull market, but that is exactly where we are today....
Pengana Capital Group
Pengana Capital Group
Education

7 Lessons In Liquidity

Secular declines in interest rates have led to high valuations and lower expected yields across most asset classes. This has pushed investors toward higher-yielding,...
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PIMCO
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