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Holding our nerve is perhaps the most important element of investing at the moment. It doesn’t mean we don’t recognise new risks and incorporate them into our...

In the mid-1990s, Stephen Deschenes set out to build an algorithm that could help investors consistently select superior fund managers. In effect, it was one of the...

Don't be fooled by the dividend yields that you might see for the major Australian banks. They are reflecting a rosy vision of the future that is far from certain, and...

Investors who bought into Afterpay’s 2016 IPO have had great returns, seeing their investment appreciate by more than 33 times in under four years, even after the...

One way to beat the crowd is by betting against it. It's a strategy known as contrarian investing and it involves buying stocks out of favour with the broader market,...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has described the novel coronavirus (covid-19) as “one of those once in 100 years catastrophic events” that will hit leveraged...

February results were slightly better than expected, particularly among large-cap leaders, which should give investors some comfort amidst the ongoing volatility. ...

The State of the EconomyThe corona virus continues to spread, leading to uncertainty and volatility in the global markets. At the time of writing there had been 95,180...

In our view, despite the recent jawboning by Trump et al. in his administration that all is 'ok' with the US and its economy, last night’s rate cut was quite a...

Another round of outstanding drilling results fires up De Grey and its leading shareholder DGO Gold while Kairos reminds investors it has a gold project just down the...

This from Reuters this morning: Using data back to 1928, the S&P 500 has suffered a 10% or more collapse in a single week, 16 times. On average, over the next week,...

In our first reader survey for 2020, we asked you "What is your #1 source of investment ideas and insights" and for your favourite investing podcast. Nearly 1800...

The Q4 National accounts are hot off the presses, showing 0.5% of economic growth in Q4 2019, higher than analyst predictions. However, if you look below the surface,...

With interest rates at record lows and investment-grade credit barely offering returns above the cash rate, where are the pockets of value in fixed income? Michael...

Forget value versus growth. For Hari Balkrishna of T. Rowe Price, the most important lens individuals need to apply is whether the businesses they’re investing in are...

This is a huge (short term & long term) buying opportunity we are seeing right now. For short term traders we will get a big short term bounce.. but be careful. Last...

At the start of the year, no one would have predicted that a virus would be the potential catalyst to pop the bull market, but that is exactly where we are today....

The coronavirus (COVID-19) represents the first test of the global market in 2020 and the event that will probably bring this mature bull market to an end. In the last...

If you own an equity, you are a part owner of a business. The value of what you own is a function of its income into perpetuity. If you don’t lose sight of this you...

About a month ago, I posted here about how to look at coronavirus statistics. At the time, it was all about early warning signs, ignoring China data and focussing on...