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Dividend cuts are a hot topic for income investors. The team at Plato Investment Management expect ASX 200 payouts to fall 30% on aggregate this year. While some big...

As investors we often look to follow the philosophies of the capital allocators with best track records, Buffett, Munger, Graham, Lynch the list goes on. However,...

The big boys of the fashionable Pilbara gold scene are flying high. But their smaller brethren, such as Calidus and Kairos, are set to play catch-up as the higher gold...

There are now over 100 Listed Investment Companies (or LICs) and Listed Investment Trusts (or LITs) available for investors to choose from on the Australian Stock...

As everyone ponders how all economies move into the next phase of Covid-19 - some in the financial markets are starting to think about, how are the shutdowns going...

In the AFR today, I write that there are only three important questions in financial markets right now. In fact, one could argue that these are the most serious...

Working as a young analyst on Wall Street, Qiao Ma, Portfolio Manager at Cooper Investors, had the privilege of direct contact with legendary hedge fund manager,...

At the start of this somewhat eventful year, we surveyed Livewire readers asking for their top stock idea for 2020. From the 7,000 responses, we crunched the data and...

This week's podcast features Dr Cameron Murray, who has the most compelling bull case for housing that I have heard. Not compelling enough to change my mind, but...

It was all about miners this week in capital markets. Ongoing economic uncertainty continues to favour gold while oil/iron are not far behind in terms of popularity....

When you get a massive dislocation like we are seeing through COVID-19, it is all about risk management. That is the key issue. And the team at Firetrail Investments...

Much like Bill Murray stopping his alarm for the final time in the May 1993 cult movie, Groundhog Day, it seems the day is near when we will emerge from the Covid-19...

This is the biggest economic shock of our lifetimes and we have already seen a fair share of records broken: the fastest crash ever, the biggest stimulus, and the...

In the AFR today I write that this is a great day for all Australian financial advisers and investors, and a brave decision by the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, which...

Every May for the last two decades, the Wilson Asset Management team has toured Australia on their extensive annual roadshow, getting right in front of their investors...

COVID-19 has been responsible for significant changes in the way we live and work, but it is also influencing the ways we invest. After significant volatility in...

Investors committed more than $1B in new money to ETFs in April, as the sharemarket rebounded after dramatic falls in March. The Australian ETF industry increased by...

As the first tentative signs of an easing of COVID-19 restrictions occur, it’s timely to look ahead and see how real estate investment may be affected as the cycle...

HOW TO PLAY THE RECOVERY TRADE The hopes for a vaccine sent the Dow up 911 or 3.85% on Tuesday - the market was flying along with its hair on fire. The S&P 500 was up...

Overnight, European purchasing manager indices (PMIs) for May rebounded more than expected, with the composite index rising 16.4pts to 30.5pts, led by a rise in the...