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Equities

When markets get tricky, you need horsepower. VanEck's ALFA has it

VanEck’s ALFA ETF blends data, computing power and long/short discipline to find winners and shorts across the ASX. Here’s what drives it.
CSL
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Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

The ASX stocks and ETFs advisers use to build generational wealth for their kids

From ETFs and trusts to insurance bonds and crypto, here’s what their portfolios look like.
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Anna Dadic
Livewire Markets
Macro

CommBank’s tanking share price shows we should move beyond ASX 200 ETFs

Australian dividend worship risks mortgaging the future, with ASX 200 ETFs as collateral damage.
BHP
RIO
David Tuckwell
ETF Shares
Asset Allocation

Australian equities set to outshine the U.S. in the decade ahead

A growing chorus of global forecasters see better days for Australian and other equity markets. Plus, bonds are back.
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Commodities

Gold breaks records as digitalisation opens the next wave of demand

With gold up more than 60% and central bank demand doubling, investors face a historic turning point in portfolio construction.
Stephanie Gardner
Livewire Markets
Equities

5 international markets on fire - and the ASX ETFs to play them

Global equities are on fire: a sector up 118%, a country ETF up 43%. Here are the markets investors can’t afford to ignore.
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Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Funds

A look under the hood of VanEck’s new growth ETF

VanEck’s Arian Neiron explains how the International Growth ETF aims to give investors a diversified way to invest in high-returning stocks.
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Equities

Stock picker or passive investor: Does reporting season volatility make the case for either?

The dramatic stock moves we've seen recently put this age-old debate into even sharper relief.
DRO
REH
Tom Stelzer
Livewire Markets
Commodities

7 ASX stocks and ETFs to ride gold’s next leg higher

As bullion breaks US$3,500, experts from Katana, Macquarie and VanEck reveal their top ASX ideas to ride gold’s next leg higher.
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Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Funds

How the 10 most-tipped ETFs have performed in 2025 so far

The top-tipped ETFs of 2025 show that growth isn’t the only flavour driving returns — value and dividends have been the real stars so far.
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Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Equities

The top-performing Aussie and global equity ETFs for FY25

What were the hottest themes in FY25 and which ETFs captured them and delivered standout performance for investors? Find out below.
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Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Investment Theme

What’s been driving the bull market in crypto?

Institutional demand has been fuelling Bitcoin’s comeback, potentially shifting crypto from speculation to strategic investment.
Justin Arzadon
Betashares
Funds

The top-performing alternatives ETFs of FY25

It was the old-world store of value and the new-age digital gold that stole the show in FY25.
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Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

Why more income could be made from this Aussie asset class

For structural and cyclical reasons, the good times for hedged corporate credit can continue.
Hans Lee
Betashares
Rapid Fire

Two overlooked market opportunities for ETF investors

And the one ETF that VanEck's Arian Neiron would hold for the next five years.
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Education

No - ETFs are not causing CommBank's "hated" rally

Some have blamed ETFs for CBA's unexplained rally. But there's no evidence to support the conclusion.
BHP
David Tuckwell
ETF Shares
Fund in Focus

ETF Shares offers investors new ways to access the best US tech and growth stocks

David Tuckwell says he can bring investors new products to help them make money on a low-fee basis. So we asked him, how?
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Tom Richardson
Livewire Markets
Equities

How Trump’s executive orders caused a spike in share prices for uranium companies

Why did interest in nuclear power companies and nuclear energy-related ETFs increase recently?
BOE
Hans Lee
Betashares
Education

Marcus Padley answers your burning questions

From a bond market collapse to the prospects of a lithium rebound and the future of WiseTech, Marcus Padley answers your burning questions.
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Education

Marcus Padley reveals the secret sauce of timing markets

In this wide-ranging interview, Marcus Padley says timing the market isn’t just possible – it’s essential if you want to sleep well.
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
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