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Since the depths of pessimism in late March, the ASX200 has gained over a third in value and traded lower in only one of the last twelve weeks. No one could have...

Is it safe to say it’s over? I think so. It’s possible the recovery has been too far, too fast. Markets could very easily fall from here. But the economy is already...

The cloud computing ecosystem includes Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-service (SaaS). IaaS is a form of cloud computing that provides virtual...

Talk of PE ratios is as popular as ever, even amongst investment professionals. At Blue Oceans Capital, we don't recognise them as valid. Let me explain. The...

With interest rates at record lows, many investors are being forced into assuming greater risk in their portfolios to generate acceptable levels of income. As an...

Shane Oliver’s recent article (9 keys to successful investing - and why they are more important than ever amid COVID, 15 October) summarises “nine key things for...

During the recent market rout, the Montgomery Small Companies Fund picked up several high-quality small caps with solid growth potential at bargain prices. One...

Uncertainty and periods of volatility are an expected part of life as well as financial markets and investors should be considering how to factor these into their...

Disruption. This year, it has moved from the conceptual, a long slow burn of profit dislocation within and between industries, into a full-blown commercial war,...

In mid-January, research house SuperRatings said that members could expect ‘solid’ returns in 2020. While 2019 had been a bumper year, powered by one of the best...

This is a short video interview with Pinnacle's Gerald Willeston on: "Where to from here?" In this chat, I quickly recap where credit spreads have gone, and potential...

In some countries, including the UK, Canada, and New Zealand, central banks are now buying more bonds than the government is issuing. So we're actually seeing a...

There is light at the end of the tunnel for a trans-Tasman bubble, but it is a long tunnel. Last week New Zealand reached a fantastic milestone in the fight against...

“Every day, you have to prove yourself and convince - move forward and challenge yourself. And doubt all the time.” Christine Lagarde, ECB President (and former IMF...

Between the 23rd of March and the 8th of June, US equities rose 43%, a massive rally. It is not often after this sort of rally that market participants are left...

It’s mid-2021. The ASX is at 9000. The Australian Financial Review front page is covering the short march to 10,000. There are the usual comments from fund managers...

Asia is currently undergoing rapid levels of industrialisation and urbanisation, as well as income growth, wealth accumulation, population growth and favourable...

Extreme volatility has seen ASX listed gold stocks rally by nearly 40% over the last 12 months and, with the full economic impacts of COVID-19 starting to be felt many...

Why do we pay taxes? It is a simple question with a seemingly simple answer. Most would agree that taxes obviously need to be paid so that the government can pay for...

After basking in fever pitch risk-on sentiment in the previous week, global markets slumped last week as dour economic forecasts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and a...