defensive stocks

Since Magellan’s core strategy nearly doubled its cash weighting, stock prices have been on a tear as investors (plus those Robinhood punters) chased everything from...

When I asked friends and colleagues around the industry how their portfolio performed during March, the most common reaction was “I’m too scared to look”. And when...

Livewire readers have so far nailed their bullish call on the market. Since we published those survey results, the ASX 200 train is full steam ahead (up +21.50% to be...

We kick off the Firetrail Analyst Series with a wire focussing on why we like packaging giant Amcor (ASX:AMC) in the current environment. The packaging giant is often...

Last week we touched briefly on a couple of Aussie defence stocks and how global defence industry spending generally does not wane even during economic slowdowns. This...

True to its name, the defence sector has historically displayed defensive investment qualities in times of difficulty. Coming as a surprise perhaps, during five of the...

What’s a defensive stock? It’s a simple question that used to have a simple answer. In years past, defensive stocks were reliable, conservative, boring investments in...

...Or that is what some equity pundits masquerading as bond experts want you to believe. They predict that a ‘bondcano’ of rising interest rates will lead to...

It's been a dream run for equities recently, with indices steadily floating higher. This week, however, volatility returned and investors got a sniff of reality. With...