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Listed investment funds, including open ended trusts (ETFs & active ETFs or ETMFs) and closed ended listed investment companies (LICs) and trusts (LITs) are today...

After a tough 2018 the Aussie banks have bounced back thanks to a loosening of lending restrictions from APRA and a surprise election win by the Coalition. But should...

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) offer simple, low-cost exposure to a broadly diversified basket of local and global assets, and all with just a single trade. Whether...

Alphabet’s first quarter result demonstrated a slowdown in websites revenue (advertising revenue from Google websites). The quarterly number only came in 1% below...

Amid rising market volatility and increasing global uncertainty it makes sense for investors to prepare themselves to take a more active approach, which is one of the...

After a long weekend, the Australian market had to catch up on two bullish sessions out of the US which we did - and then some with the market now trading at its...

Earlier this year, IBM unveiled the first ever commercial quantum computer. In quantum processing, unlike the binary code programming of older computers, something can...

Key Points - Banks have dramatically improved their capital positions in two main ways – firstly by lending more prudently, and secondly by increasing issuance of...

Global equities rebounded strongly last week, reflecting ongoing hopes of a US interest rate cut and signs that US trade tensions with Mexico at least would soon be...

Global equities are not normally known for high income, with the MSCI World ex Australia providing around a 2 per cent annual dividend yield. However, if one looks...

The broader opportunities for small caps have clearly been identified and explained in the thematic piece of our series, but I wanted to provide some local context,...

Charlie Aitken has a simple investment philosophy: Build a concentrated portfolio of the world's best companies in structural growth sectors. And for this week’s...

I have been working in and around investment markets for 35 years now. A lot has happened over that time. The 1987 crash, the recession Australia had to have, the...

Appen (ASX:APX) is one of Australia’s high-flying tech stocks – which collectively go under the WAAAX acronym. Its share price has almost tripled over the past year as...

A “red herring” is known as something that distracts from a more important area of focus. There are numerous different attributions to the etymology of this saying....

Australians tend to have a lot of cash, property, and equities. There is not much in between. Hybrids, however, generally pay a healthy regular income on a quarterly...

Strong balance sheets, predictable earnings and strong cash conversion are the hallmarks of high-quality businesses. If you subscribe to the view that we’re late in...

APT has delivered a solid trading update with continued momentum in the business. Of particular note, the US customer growth rate appears to be accelerating, with...

Imagine how life in 21st century Australia would be without your personal electronic device such as the smartphone or a laptop computer. Made possible no doubt by the...

Five years of price consolidation, a possible bottoming of the housing market, and the unexpected return of the coalition government have mitigated some of the key...