23 Jan 2020Given the substantial outperformance of ‘growth’ stocks over the past decade, there’s a robust debate around whether it’s time to switch to a more ‘value’ ori..
23 Jan 2020Here are 5 active and passive funds to improve long-term portfolio sustainability – and returns.
23 Jan 2020Following the big January rally and ahead of the profit reporting seasons, broker analysts have been really busy with 13 companies getting an upgrade and 15 being downgra..
23 Jan 2020Overlap with international ETFs; buying LICs at a premium; and should I hang on to my NAB shares?
20 Jan 2020This has been a great start to a stock market year, after a ripper of a one in 2019. The gain since the start of 2020 is 5.7% and the question many of you have to be aski..
20 Jan 2020For investors seeking an easy way to gain broad based exposure to the Australian stock market, there is better value to be had with index hugging exchange traded funds.
20 Jan 2020In the industrial stock market, there are always interesting yield situations around. Here are three such stocks to check out.
20 Jan 2020A rallying stock market led to more downgrades than upgrades by broker analysts last week, with 16 downgrades versus 11 upgrades. QBE was a surprise upgrade.
20 Jan 2020CMC Markets’ chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains why he likes Evolution mining (EVN) but doesn’t like Rio Tinto (RIO).
18 Jan 2020It’s been a record-breaking week for stocks here and on Wall Street, as key market players bought up big on the signing of the trade deal.
16 Jan 2020Don’t ditch your combustion engine vehicle and buy an electric vehicle instead.
16 Jan 2020Forecasting is a treacherous business that few get right. I’m a market timer but this month I’ll have a punt on how long the current stock market melt-up might last.
16 Jan 2020I’ll start off my first Switzer Report column for 2020 with a sell idea: tourism, a sector I have long favoured. Here’s why I think it is a sell.
16 Jan 2020Woolworths is one of six ASX companies getting an upgrade this week, while stockbroker analysts issue seven downgrades, including Woolies arch rival, Coles.
13 Jan 2020What should you be thinking about investing in for the year ahead? Here are my early views
13 Jan 2020I’ve made some minor changes to our portfolios for 2020 to take into account the dominant investment themes that should apply. And I’ve also rebalanced the portfolios
13 Jan 2020Here are 4 of the ASX’s best export success stories – with a tiny and little-known micro-cap newcomer that aims to disrupt the welding industry around the world
13 Jan 2020With many stockbroking analysts yet to return to work, opinion updates were thin on the ground. There were 3 recommendation upgrades and 8 downgrades.
13 Jan 2020Julia Lee, Chief Investment Officer at Burman Invest, explains why she likes Xero but doesn’t see any shine in Regis Resources.
11 Jan 2020We’re back! Or at least I am, with a look down the time tunnel for 2020, ahead of our whole team joining me next week.
21 Dec 2019A Trump tweet kept Wall Street heading higher into record territory, with the US President telling us about his “very good talk” with the Chinese President, Xi Jinpin..
19 Dec 2019Here’s why I love having Disney in my portfolio.
19 Dec 2019Here are three stocks to consider taking full or partial profits on in 2020. Sometimes it can make sense to take some profits when stars are shining.
19 Dec 2019Stockbrokers have issues 10 downgrades and 8 upgrades for ASX-listed stocks so far this week, including three downgrades for Smartgroup.
19 Dec 2019Do I hang on to Boral?; The Centuria Metropolitan share purchase plan; the cost base for my Coles shares; and why is my property securities ETF so volatile?
16 Dec 2019I modestly but accurately say that I have been right on stocks for 2019 and in my article today I give you my investment strategy for 2020.
16 Dec 2019In this second article of a two-part series, we look at two indirect investment options - insurance bonds and education savings plans.
16 Dec 2019Here are five of the year’s floats that have either become better value than they were at initial public offering (IPO) stage, or which have arguably not yet been fully..
16 Dec 2019As corporate activity begins to wind down for 2019, last week brought 4 upgrades and 7 downgrades.
16 Dec 2019CMC Markets’ chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains why he likes ANZ Bank (ANZ) but doesn’t like Computershare (CPU).
14 Dec 2019What was hoped for happened - a 60% trade deal is said to have been reached but signing won’t happen until January, the December 15 tariffs won’t go ahead on Sunday a..
12 Dec 2019Let me take you through the tales of the bulls, the bears and the wildebeest to see where the market could be heading next year.
12 Dec 2019My preference for 2020 is identifying beaten-up small-caps trading at almost Global Financial Crisis-like valuations and badly out of favour. Here are 9 I like.
12 Dec 2019There have been an equal number of upgrades and downgrades from stockbrokers so far this week, with 2 of each according to FNArena.
12 Dec 2019The ‘bring forward rule’ and ‘transfer balance cap’ in super; CommSec’s ‘Pocket’ for kids; and what are the risks of investing in unlisted property funds?
09 Dec 2019I’m going to stick with my general view that being in stocks for 2020 is a sound idea. Here are 13 stocks to consider as you set yourself up for 2020.
09 Dec 2019In this article, we look at tax issues, road test the bank accounts designed for kids and how to buy shares for minors. Next week, we’ll focus on some of the special in..
09 Dec 2019Let’s say you’d like to start your grandchildren off with an investment in the stock market, with a stock or two in their Christmas stocking. Here are my 3 likes.
09 Dec 2019For the week to Friday, December 6, FNArena registered 12 ratings upgrades from database brokers and only 3 downgrades.
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