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Firstly, this piece falls into the ‘this seems impossible’ category. Just warning you before you dismiss the data or start throwing insults at the author. Secondly,...

We could all use a good news story right now. For every headline around strong corporate earnings and consumer resilience, there are others around the relentless...

Successful investing can be really hard in times like the present. Falls in share markets and other assets are stressful as no one likes to see their wealth decline,...

The ASX limped into the weekend although we did edge marginally higher for the week with two distinctive halves. The bulls were out early with a combination of...

China’s economy is in recession. The nation’s zero COVID-19 policy and property market woes have led to a collapse in growth. China’s authorities no longer even...

It's what every long-term, sensible investor craves when the chips are down - quality. And in this market, quality is tough to find when all the best public assets...

When I ask most fund managers about today's operating environment, they almost invariably respond with words like 'difficult', 'complex', or 'bearish'.  And you...

Around the proverbial four walls of Livewire, everyone loves to talk about how investors pick the best stocks. It's not just about getting exposure to the Big Four...

There’s growing talk that power utilities are about to sign a rash of non-Russian supply contracts, with the likes of Boss poised to benefit; Plus, battery-types are...

For about a decade, value investing sat in the naughty corner. It consistently ran a distant second to the growth/momentum dynamic that saw global markets climb to...

A tough day at the office for some areas of the market with a few stocks dropping double digits on weaker-than-expected updates, while interest rate sensitive...

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you...

As human beings, we fear what we don’t know. We’re generally unwilling to step into the abyss. At the very least, we need someone to take the step with us. Better...

Financial markets have rarely been more exciting than they are right now. And while equities get most of the attention, the real action is in global bonds.  The US...

Sean, Alan, Dan and the Australian Eagle team, now running The Montgomery Fund, and The Montgomery Fund alongside me as co-PM, have held quality healthcare...

"It's a time to be cautious," Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC this week. "And I think that if you're running a risk-based business it's a time to think...

One of the world’s largest electric vehicle producers, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), announced US$21.45 billion in revenue for the September quarter, behind analyst...

I recently sat down with abrdn’s Head of Equities - Asia Pacific, Flavia Cheong, for her insights into what is happening in the Asia-Pacific region. Flavia is in town...

Financial markets have entered a period of head-spinning volatility. Exhibit one: the US stock market’s rollercoaster ride around the September inflation release....

I recently spoke to Bennelong Funds Management's Stuart Fechner about the insidious nature of inflation and the spectre of a recession - as well as the surprising...