20 Apr 2019Friday CloseChangeChange %Week Change % Dow Jones26,559.54110.000.42%0.56% S&P 5002,905.034.580.16%-0.08% NASDAQ7,998.061.980.02%0.17% ASX 2006,259.803.400.05%0.14% D..
18 Apr 2019Thematic ETFs are huge in the U.S., less so here. Investors can choose from obesity ETFs, video-game ETFs, biblical ETFs, whiskey ETFs, marijuana ETFs and Millennials ETF..
18 Apr 2019Telstra is upgraded to a buy by UBS, while Transurban is seen as fully priced
18 Apr 2019Will ANZ and NAB pay their dividends before July 1? Discounts for Argo and Milton. And is it time to take profits on resource companies?
15 Apr 2019The best news I’ve heard for a while was that the Centre Alliance Party should hold the balance of power in the next Senate and would oppose Bill Shorten’s unfair pol..
15 Apr 2019Some investors see the advantages of using a managed investment, particularly if they don’t have time to follow the market. A question I’m frequently asked by investo..
15 Apr 201950 cents is an arbitrary price level on the ASX but here’s a group of promising stocks that all come in under that level.
15 Apr 2019For the week ending Friday 12 April 2019, FNArena registered one single upgrade recommendation for an ASX-listed stock. The local share market's dilemma was once again re..
15 Apr 2019With the lift given to retailers via the promises of tax cuts made by Labor and Liberals, CMC Markets’ chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy takes a different slant..
13 Apr 2019Friday CloseChangeChange %Week Change % Dow Jones26,412.30269.251.03%-0.05% S&P 5002,907.4119.090.66%0.51% NASDAQ7,984.1636.800.46%0.57% ASX 2006,251.3052.600.85%1.13..
11 Apr 2019A negative yield curve is the most reliable pointer to when a bull market in shares is over or nearing its end. Does this mean it’s time to leave the share market or ..
11 Apr 2019Plenty of savvy short-sellers have good ideas. As analysts gush about a high-flying stock, the shorts are identifying holes in its earnings, governance or management cred..
11 Apr 2019Stockbrokers have downgraded four companies so far this week, while Senex Energy has been the only company upgraded.
11 Apr 2019Franking credits; the tax-free threshold for retirees; and the Woolworths share buyback.
08 Apr 2019A likely Labor victory could frighten investors locally but the US setting for stocks looks very positive. All up, it’s good to go for stocks during 2019.
08 Apr 2019Due to the high franked dividend component, Woolworths decision to offer an off-market share buyback is a no brainer from a tax point of view for low rate or zero rate ta..
08 Apr 2019The three big floats of 2018 were Coronado Global Resources, Viva Energy and Coles – which are down 25%, 24% and 2.6% respectively. Let’s look at how the big three ar..
08 Apr 2019For the week ending Friday 5 April 2019, FNArena registered only four upgrades, and three of those stopped at Neutral/Hold.
08 Apr 2019What does the Federal Budget mean for Australian shares and the share market? And what are my top picks post its announcement last Tuesday evening?
08 Apr 2019CMC Markets’ Chief Market Strategist, Michael McCarthy explains why he likes Incitec Pivot (IPL) but doesn’t like Altium (ALU).
06 Apr 2019Every working day I do a finance report on Sydney’s 2GB, Brisbane’s 4BC and Canberra’s 2CC with host Chris Smith, where I look at the most important economic or mar..
04 Apr 2019With the rise of the “Instagram generation”, beauty is now big business and getting bigger. US-listed Estée Lauder is benefiting from the powerful combination of be..
04 Apr 2019While small IPOs have challenges, a few of my best ideas for this Report – IDP Education and Reliance Worldwide Corporation – listed on the ASX in the last few years...
04 Apr 2019Stockbrokers have upgraded and downgraded an equal number of companies so far this week.
04 Apr 2019Investing for the long term; will the ALP change the super caps immediately?; recession fears and too many bank shares?
01 Apr 2019Should you become more defensive and start stocking up on recession-proof stocks that fall but not dramatically in a GFC-style event and, along the way, keep paying OK di..
01 Apr 2019A very strong first quarter has resulted in double digit gains for our portfolios. Led by a recovery on Wall Street and an expectation that interest rates could possibly ..
01 Apr 2019A better proposition to going defensive is to choose “recession-proof” stocks. Is this a mythical status? Here are 2 recession resistant candidates and 4 that thrive ..
01 Apr 2019Julia looks at which stocks you should avoid in a downturn and which sectors perform better. And gives her asset allocation & strategy tips.
01 Apr 2019Total downgrades for individual ASX-listed entities continue to outnumber upgrades
01 Apr 2019CMC Markets’ Chief Market Strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains why he likes Super Retail Group (SUL) but doesn’t like Northern Star (NST).
30 Mar 2019The March quarter was three months of trading for the true believer stock player and it was fitting that Friday ended in the black or green, depending how you see it.
28 Mar 2019Once known for its sexual wellness (condoms) division, Ansell’s sole focus now is gloves and other protective equipment in the healthcare and industrial sectors, where ..
28 Mar 2019Alarming headlines about a per capita recession surfaced last week but respected economist Michael Knox from Morgans (with a little help from me) explains that the econom..
28 Mar 2019Equity Analyst Julia Lee from Bell Direct explains why she regards Newcrest Mining (NCM) as a buy and Sydney Airport (SYD) a sell.
28 Mar 20193 stockbrokers have upgraded St Barbara, while Wesfarmers is among the four companies downgraded so far this week.
28 Mar 2019Paul Rickard & Graeme Colley answers readers queries about the Aussie dollar, the definition of a superannuation “spouse”, “averaging” and Resmed.
25 Mar 2019A reliable indicator of a looming recession is an inverted yield curve but does this mean a recession has to happen? And should you still buy stocks?
25 Mar 2019Thanks to an innovation from Pengana Capital, sophisticated retail investors who are prepared to wait for the rewards, can now access this asset class through an ASX-list..
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