16 Feb 2019It sounds too good to be true but we’re waking up to a great run of results on Wall Street, with continued good trade deal news, an energy price surge tipped, US indust..
14 Feb 2019I’m seeing signs of strength that tell me any market dips will be shallow. With a move back to December lows now appearing unlikely, cash sitting on the sidelines will ..
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14 Feb 2019The resilience of REA Group in particular and Carsales.com is underestimated. Both stocks are worthy of portfolio inclusion at their current price, if long-term investors..
14 Feb 2019Brokers have downgraded 12 companies and upgraded 5 this week, including two upgrades and a downgrade for Aurizon Holdings.
14 Feb 2019Today we answer readers’ queries about NAB’s new hybrid security, our model portfolios and franking credits.
11 Feb 2019Here are the reasons why I’m not in the December lows camp.
11 Feb 2019After last week’s (not unexpected) rally, what’s next for the major banks and in particular, the market leader, CommBank (CBA), which reported its half-year profit on..
11 Feb 2019With interim reporting season getting into full swing this week, the stock market will have particular interest about currency. Here’s the market’s consensus view on ..
11 Feb 2019There was a lot more action on the downgrades side last week.
11 Feb 2019Here’s my list of stocks that have impressed so far in reporting season, ones to avoid and my favourite!
11 Feb 2019Here why one of our analysts sees REA as a buying opportunity and why he hears alarm bells with GPT.
09 Feb 2019US stocks were down overnight and it had a lot to do with the news flow over the week. And consistent with what we’ve had to deal with over 2018, there’s good and bad..
07 Feb 2019In my opinion, the best of Apple’s long-term outperformance is behind it, which is another clear reason I see US equities underperforming in 2019.
07 Feb 2019While caution is advised as the high-flying Qantas stock loses some altitude, the long-term outlook for regional aviation (Alliance and REX) is favourable.
07 Feb 2019Ryan Sohn, Equity Analyst at Perennial, explains why he likes online print-on-demand marketplace Redbubble.
07 Feb 2019Analysts have downgraded 11 companies and upgraded 5.
07 Feb 2019Today we answer readers’ queries about sourcing company data, AGL, Costa Group and bank dividends.
04 Feb 2019With scary red flags at a minimum, you could miss a very big leg up for the local index if the RC recommendations and the political responses are measured.
04 Feb 2019In his first review for the year, Paul looks at how our model income and growth portfolios performed in January.
04 Feb 2019You don’t have to look at risky stocks for double-digit returns. Here are 4 stocks on my list, for various reasons.
04 Feb 2019Ahead of reporting season, James Dunn has put together the honour and dishonour role of companies confessing early.
04 Feb 2019The week ending Friday 1 February 2019 saw 8 stockbrokerages issue 10 upgrades for individual ASX-listed stocks.
04 Feb 2019Here’s a company one of our analysts, CMC Markets’ chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy expects some momentum in, along with one he doesn’t.
02 Feb 2019Those predicting recession in the USA this year didn’t get a great round of data overnight to confirm their economic forecasting brilliance!
31 Jan 2019Value investors are seeing more opportunities than they have for some time, with more companies trading at low valuations compared to the quality of the business.
31 Jan 2019Investment bank UBS estimated the global food-delivery sales market will grow from about US$35b to US$365b by 2030.
31 Jan 2019Analysts have upgraded 7 companies and downgraded 11 since our last update a week ago.
31 Jan 2019A falling dollar helps lots of local stocks. Michael Carmody is predicting no big drops for the Aussie.
31 Jan 2019CMC Markets’ Chief Market Strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains his preference for Harvey Norman and his reasons for not liking AMP.
31 Jan 2019Today we answer readers’ queries about IOOF and a listed investment company.
26 Jan 2019A surprisingly strong trading session on Friday took the S&P/ASX 200 index to a two-month high of 5905, after rising 39 points (or 0.68%) on the last day of the week.
24 Jan 2019I believe we could see a retest of the December lows over the next few months, which would be a tremendous buying opportunity in high quality long duration companies.
24 Jan 2019Big headwinds against shares, but this funeral operator stands out at current price.
24 Jan 2019Managing Director at Medallion Financial Group, Michael Wayne, explains why he likes accounting software company Xero.
24 Jan 2019A plethora of upgrades and downgrades.
24 Jan 2019Today we answer readers’ queries about franking credits, a listed investment company and an ETF that aims to maximise yield.
21 Jan 2019Let’s look at the ASX 21 to 50 stocks to see which ones analysts believe have potential for double-digit gains.
21 Jan 2019Last November, 530,915 Aussies became shareholders in Coles, making it one of the most widely held stocks.
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