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It can be a difficult task separating those stocks which are poised for a turnaround and those which are set to implode. But as Greig Bryson of Nikko Asset Management...

Depending on who you’re listening to, crowds can be either wise, or completely mad. In reality, both are probably true at various points in time. But whether you’re a...

The market traded in the red for most of the session, although the local index did finish far from the intra-day lows set early in the session. The Aussie market...

Has it really been 20 years since Y2K fears gripped global markets? To combat the turn of the century and fears around potential technology issues (as computers...

Familiar challenges remain in 2020. On the one hand, manufacturing activity and global trade has slowed substantially and expected returns are relatively low across...

By the end of 2018 it looked like a combination of central bank policy error and political uncertainty was about to end a decade-long bull market in global equities....

In today’s low-growth world, companies that can grow their earnings attract a premium. Whether it’s emerging Australian companies like Afterpay and Appen, big US tech...

Last week we published a podcast with a very special guest, Angie Ellis from 8020 investments, who is regarded as one of Australia’s most successful private investors....

The December release of the “Global Waves of Debt: Causes and Consequences” report by the World Bank mostly slipped under the radar as people were focussed on...

As we enter 2020, many Australian investors may be looking to diversify their share portfolios by investing in global equities. If you’re one of them, you might have...

In my final column of last year, I anticipated the “coming of a dangerous decade”, fraught with geopolitical tensions, among a number of other existential challenges....

In this week's webinar, hear from Nucleus Wealth’s Head of Investment Damien Klassen & Tim Fuller as we dive into the controversial world of company earnings forecasts...

Here’s a unique test for investors: If you had to sell down your portfolio and invest it all in just one stock, ask yourself which stock would it be? While we’re not...

In 2007 former hedge fund manager Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrote The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, and the essence of that book has been inscribed into...

As a turbulent year for the global economy, financial markets, and politics recedes in the rearview mirror, we look ahead into 2020, mapping out both the likely path...

(Ed note: first published Jan 8th 2020). The last quarter of 2018 was a bloodbath for markets, with much of the carnage taking place during 'Red October'. While many...

These are extraordinary times for the domestic cash market. Bank bill yields closed 2019 below 1.00%, their lowest ever levels, while the Official Cash Rate in...

Australia’s bushfire crisis has affected almost everyone in the country in some way this summer. Situations like this really bring out a sense of community, which is...

It’s that time of year again, when we look back at the year that was, and plan for the year that lies ahead. As part of our annual reader survey, we ask readers to...

Christmas 2018 was not a great one for many investors with an almost 20% slump in US shares from their high in September to their low on Christmas Eve, capping off a...