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One thematic to play the election cycle

The prospect of a Labor government has far reaching ramifications for investors. However, there is one sector that stands to benefit from the election cycle whatever...
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An ‘absolutely massive’ investment thematic

There are few long-term investing themes as powerful as demographic trends, and the rise of Millennials as the biggest cohort of consumers is a prime example. We sat...
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How much left of this bull market?

This bull market is now one of the oldest on record, yet reasons to be wary of it are growing. We sat down with Matthew Haupt, Portfolio Manager at Wilson Asset...
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The big trends in dividends

Dr Don Hamson from Plato Investment Management is always on the lookout for the best income opportunities from equities. His research suggests that there has been a...
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Being an obvious idiot: the toughest part of being a Value Investor

Being a contrarian can be a lonely existence. It involves doing nothing for long periods of time. And then when you do something, you are usually going against...
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The end of the mining cycle?

After a stellar two-year run that saw the ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index more than double, it has slipped by 10% in 3 months as trade tensions and China data hit...
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Disruptive Innovation Could Add Fuel to This Bull Market

Concerned that the nine-year bull run has overstayed its welcome, many strategists have highlighted the narrow leadership of the US stock market as it has bucked...
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A profound med-tech breakthrough

Catherine Wood, CEO and CIO at ARK Investment Management (ARK), invests on the cutting edge of robotics, energy storage, next-generation internet and blockchain...
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Why is energy such a burning issue?

With a 38% increase, energy was the best performing sector on the ASX last financial year. In this short video, Stephane Andre, Principal at Alphinity Investment...
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Housing credit crunch

Freely available credit has long helped fund a love affair with property investment, with Australian household leverage up 23 of the last 25 years. Hamish Chalmers...
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The Importance of Corporate Culture in Investing

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing has been in a structural growth phase for some years now. A report by the Responsible Investment Association...
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The market’s most disruptive innovations

Amazon is set to potentially become the first ‘trillion dollar company’. Catherine Wood, CEO and CIO at New York-based ARK Investment Management (ARK), discusses how...
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The pros and cons of offshore earners

Offshore earning companies offer leverage to larger markets with the potential kicker in the form of a currency tailwind. The AUD has fallen from above 80 cents in...
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Eye on the tiger

Once upon a time it was said that all roads lead to Rome but today it’s probably more suitable to say they lead to China, both figuratively and literally. The last...
Catherine Yeung
Fidelity International
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The biggest opportunity for the next 30 years

Over the last 30 years, the financialisation of the world, combined with falling bond yields, has created amazing returns for investors positioned to benefit. Peter...
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Investing in the real China story

Catherine Yeung, Investment Director at Fidelity International, comments that clients often ask her what’s happening on the ground in China and whether the journey is...
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Odd odds at the World Cup

As my friends cruelly continue to remind me, my country sadly didn’t qualify for the Russia edition of the FIFA World Cup. But who said that a World Cup without Italy...
Alvise Peggion
Alvise Peggion
Forager Funds
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Credit Availability IS Australia’s House Prices

I have a friend who is mildly wealthy but not gainfully employed. He has been a customer of the same bank for the past 40 years. Like me, he doesn’t own a house....
Steve Johnson
Forager
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Artificial intelligence: it's not the future, it's now

AI is on the verge of transforming the lives of millions of people in their workplace and at home. From driverless cars to machines that converse with humans, advances...
Paul Hennessy
Capital Group
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The clearest trends worth talking about

You can’t step twice into the same river. Stock markets are in a state of constant flux but there are currents that can persist over long periods. Think of the fund...
Jeremy Podger
Jeremy Podger
Fidelity International
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United Kingdom: Forgiving market

The United Kingdom has become a particularly fertile hunting ground for the Forager International Shares Fund in a Brexit-tainted world. Six of the Fund’s 10 largest...
Gareth Brown
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What’s keeping fund managers up at night?

There is an endless list of risks for investors to consider. But if we acted on every one of them, we’d never stay invested. To help isolate the key risks to consider...
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Emerging markets hitting the sweet spot

Emerging markets have begun to recover following several years of flat returns following the GFC. Rohit Chopra, Portfolio Manager for the Lazard Emerging Markets...
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Book Number 10 - You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt of Gotham Capital (Revised May 18) 

Over the next ten days, I will review and post my top 10 investing books of all time - starting with number 10. I hope you enjoy the reviews and they provide you with...
Lachlan Hughes
Swell Asset Management
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A looming shortage in an essential commodity

We’ve been making our case on Livewire for investing in oil-related stocks since 2015. It’s been an arduous journey that dates back to 2013, but with the recent oil...
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