24 Feb 2020In my quest to learn how to invest better and then pass on any learnings to you, here are my latest reflections on my “10 stocks to hold for 10 years” piece I wrote 2..
24 Feb 2020Often thought of as a healthcare stock rather than a financial company involved in the health industry, Medibank is boring because it’s not volatile, doesn’t move aro..
24 Feb 2020With reporting season in its last full week, I look at Blackmores, Caltex, Seek, Rio Tinto, A2 Milk, Afterpay, Woolworths, Nine Entertainment, Flight Centre and Ramsay.
24 Feb 2020The week ending Friday 21 February 2020 marked the busiest five days in the Australian reporting season and securities analysts were not sitting idle as witnessed by no f..
24 Feb 2020CMC Markets’ chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy, says he likes put options, gold stocks, selected biotechs and medical equipment manufacturers.
22 Feb 2020I get up early every morning expecting to see red on the screen of my iPhone. The Dow Jones seldom delivers but it did overnight, with the world’s most quoted stock mar..
20 Feb 2020SMSFs continue to hold cash levels around 30%. How will cash as an asset class perform over the next decade? Are we going to see SMSFs slowly acknowledge that cash remain..
20 Feb 2020Low interest rates and higher property prices a help for bathroom and kitchen companies.
20 Feb 2020Stockbrokers have issued an equal number of downgrades and upgrades for ASX-listed stocks, with 13 of each so far this week.
20 Feb 2020NAB’s new hybrid securities issue; will CSL do a share split?; and investing in corporate loans through the MCP Master Income Trust
17 Feb 2020Let’s look at how our top 10 stocks performed over the past year to see if buying the dip would have been a good money-making play.
17 Feb 2020I’ve been a bull on CSL for so long that “should I buy CSL at $330” is an easy question to dismiss. But I want to answer it because no doubt many investors are aski..
17 Feb 2020In Week 3 of reporting season, we can expect coronavirus to be much more prominent. because we’ll hear outlook statements from some of the companies most exposed to a C..
17 Feb 2020For the week ending Friday 14 February 2020, FNArena registered 18 upgrades in recommendations against 21 downgrades.
17 Feb 2020CMC Markets’ Chief Market Strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains why he likes Beach Petroleum (BPT) but doesn’t like AGL.
15 Feb 2020The Yanks continue to keep their cautiously relaxed attitude to the Coronavirus (now tagged as COVID-19 in some quarters, including China). Europe’s stock markets are s..
13 Feb 2020Should you sell out and rotate to out of favour sectors or stocks? This a high-class problem to have and one I believe should be approached rationally.
13 Feb 2020For a variety of reasons, America’s economy is going gangbusters, while China’s short term economic prospects are dimming. Which global power will Australia take the ..
13 Feb 2020I expect private-equity interest in A-REITs to grow this year. Here’s an overview of the two key convenience retail REITs worth a long-term look for income-seeking inve..
13 Feb 2020Stockbrokers have issued 9 downgrades and 5 upgrades for ASX-listed stocks so far this week.
13 Feb 2020Will the TPG merger with Vodafone be good for Telstra?; Index put options – how do they work; and is CBA a sell?
10 Feb 2020The strange viral-affected investing world right now has got me thinking about safer investing plays and something called the ‘dogs of the Dow’ strategy. That’s whe..
10 Feb 2020I focus on 4 stocks I think could make or break reporting season. Here’s why I think they’re important to watch.
10 Feb 2020The half-year reporting season moves into prime time this week, with the first of the heavyweight reports: Commonwealth Bank, CSL and Telstra. Here are my views.
10 Feb 2020For the week ending Friday 7 February 2020, FNArena counted no less than 26 upgrades in ratings for individual ASX-listed stocks against 16 downgrades.
10 Feb 2020CMC Markets’ chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains why he likes ASX 200 Index Put options but doesn’t like CSL. And Julia Lee, chief investment officer ..
08 Feb 2020Once again, the US economy delivered, and it did so to the high side, with 225,000 jobs created in January when only around 158,000 were expected.
06 Feb 2020There is generally investment opportunity in bouts of above average volatility driven by what’s most likely a short-term event. If Mr Market gives me a chance to buy mo..
06 Feb 2020Investors who prefer to source yield through direct share ownership should follow 4 rules, which I outline below. And I evaluate 3 mid- or small-cap companies for you to ..
06 Feb 2020Stockbrokers have issued 17 upgrades and 11 downgrades for ASX-listed stocks so far this week.
06 Feb 2020Choosing which ETF to buy; investing in the NB Global Corporate Income Trust (NBI) and reporting season – where can I find a calendar showing when each company is repor..
03 Feb 2020This isn’t a pathetic attempt by me to make money out of tragedy but this coronavirus could be a buying opportunity. But “when” you position yourself is going to be..
03 Feb 2020The Aussie share market surged in January and despite concerns over the Coronavirus, the market added a very healthy 5%. Our model portfolios did even better.
03 Feb 2020After its stellar 2019 and the early strength in January, is it crunch time for the Australian share market as the December 2019 reporting season kicks into gear?
03 Feb 2020For the week ending Friday, 31 January 2020, FNArena registered 12 upgrades versus 16 downgrades.
03 Feb 2020CMC Markets’ chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains why he likes Santos (STO) but doesn’t like Coles (COL)
01 Feb 2020Wall Street has taken the Coronavirus more seriously overnight. A couple of hours before the close, the Dow Jones Index was down over 500 points (or close to 1.8%).
30 Jan 2020The US Q4 reporting season has started constructively and we’ve had a noisy start to the year in global equity markets. Here’s my take on a few juicy US companies.
30 Jan 2020There are online betting headwinds but I believe this lotteries and wagering stock offers value.
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