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With this current bull market in equities now more than 10 years old it is not surprising that some voices are suggesting that investors would be wise to take profits...

The current period of economic expansion is one of the longest in history, with US GDP growing for a record 124 months while Australia is now in its 29th year without...

An improving economic backdrop in developed countries is positive news for direct property markets. Moderately growing economies, combined with healthy fundamentals...

The greatest returns on the stock market rarely come from buying the well-loved stocks whose share prices have recently performed strongly, but rather from unloved...

In this wire, we share our most favoured stocks for 2020 with a brief description of each company. We also recap key market events, the current investing environment,...

Technology companies are increasingly seducing investors by spruiking their ability to harness “network effects”, whereby the value of their products and services...

American IT reseller CDW Corp has been a core portfolio holding of the Fairlight Global Small and Mid Cap Fund since inception. On first glance, CDW appears to share...

With developing economies struggling and western central banks lacking firepower to charge up growth, Donald Amstad of Aberdeen Standard Investments says investors...

Welcome to 2020. The bulls still have strength in numbers, but an increasing number of bears are emerging from hibernation. Those who argue that benign market...

Tim Carleton from Auscap joins the podcast for a second time to discuss his new Global Equities Fund as well as the recent performance of the Long Short Australian...

The U.S. is expected to spend a quarter of its entire GDP on healthcare over the next five years, while governments in the rest of the developed world will continue to...

It’s never too late to learn new habits or, indeed, break bad ones. The stockmarket is always changing, always challenging and always providing both opportunities and...

Becoming one of the most engaging wires on Livewire is no easy task. Hard work and great content aside, it contains an ‘X’ factor element that causes the piece to...

Is it possible to generate attractive returns in today’s uncertain economic and political environment? We think so.In our view, “the formula” for successful investing...

The year 2019 has been a remarkable one for Australian equities. In fact, it has been the best year for the asset class since 2009, with the S&P ASX 200...

The Indian Government announced a target GDP of US$5 trillion by 2024-25 last year post a landslide election win. This would propel the economy into the top five...

At the start of 2019, I selected a A recession proof, property proof ASX portfolio for Livewire. An equal weighted investment in the 12 stocks would have returned...

There have been growing concerns over the decline in the bond inventories held by dealers and the liquidity implications within bond markets. Though some of the...

One way investors can structure their portfolios is around ‘supertrends’ – long term themes that capture the major societal shifts underway, according to Andrew...

Angie Ellis might not be a 'household name' among investors, but she's racked up quite a track record since she started 8020 Investments about five years ago. See,...