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Have markets gotten ahead of themselves? Have we seen the bottom, or is there room for the market to plunge again? Investors have been caught up in the excitement of...

The recovery we have seen in share markets since the low on 23 March 2020 has been the fastest rebound in history. Yet, the economic data has been dire with...

When picking stocks, it’s widely accepted that buying high quality businesses at a discount to their value is the best path to long term success. When choosing great...

What do gyms look like in a post coronavirus world? Have you ever signed up to the gym with the intention that this is the year you will get in shape, only for...

Overnight, US equity markets continued to recover from last week’s losses, with the S&P 500 index reaching its highest level since 6 March. Notwithstanding ongoing...

**Updated 27/05** - With some bank stocks up a whopping 10% at one point in today's session, we asked Romano for his latest view. He said:"Modern investors are using...

In the HBO documentary ″Becoming Warren Buffett,” the billionaire compares investing to playing baseball.“The trick in investing is just to sit there and watch pitch...

(Ed’s Note: We asked two of our contributors who have strong views on banks to produce a bear versus bull case on this critical sector for income investors and SMSFs....

In just a few short months, the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown have triggered seismic shifts across the retail landscape. Some changes are likely to be...

The ASX200 index fell by a staggering 21.2% in March 2020. This was its worst month on record, and many equity funds suffered similar declines. In this dire...

Make no mistake: the sun has set on the golden era of travel, with both leisure and business passengers likely to avoid the airline lounges and cruise ship terminals...

WHAT MATTERED TODAY A good session for the local stocks buoyed by the +900pt rally on the Dow overnight, however rallies in US stocks of that magnitude haven’t...

A look back at the NASDAQNot to be overshadowed by the larger New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the NASDAQ is the world’s second-largest stock exchange based on...

Market corrections tend to follow a familiar pattern, and the current sell off is no exception. The first phase is the initial shock and sell off. In this case the...

With Australian Banks representing 17% of the S&P/ASX 300 Index, most Australian investors are interested in the outlook for Australian Banks. In the last 5 years the...

“It is our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them, and have the honesty to say to people, 'There are no easy solutions here.'”, Malcolm...

Last week I talked about the market 'testing resistance', given the focus on whether the S&P 500 could break through recent highs of 2,930 and march onward to 3,000....

While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is tragic and has been incredibly disruptive to billions of people around the globe, it has provided credit investors with a speedy...

Managing a credit portfolio across several asset-backed loans (and previously corporate loans), James and the team at Aquasia's enhanced credit fund have returned...

The role of a cash allocation in a portfolio has once again come to the fore. A 36% crash followed by a 25% rally will do that! Two arguments Livewire contributors...