17 Jun 2019I’d like to find my next BHP, which I got the hots for in early 2016. However, given the state of the world economy and what’s happening to stock markets, here’s wh..
17 Jun 2019ATO data shows SMSFs are massively underweight offshore investments. Is this hometown bias extraordinary for good reason or is it because some trustees don’t know how t..
17 Jun 2019With rain starting to fall in many parts of Australia, investors’ attention is starting to turn to the agricultural stocks. Here’s a look at 5 of our top agricultural..
17 Jun 2019For the week ending Friday 14 June 2019, FNArena registered three upgrades for individual ASX-listed entities against six downgrades.
17 Jun 2019CMC Markets’ Chief Market Strategist, Michael McCarthy, explains why he likes Challenger (CGF) but doesn’t like Fortescue (FMG)
15 Jun 2019My job in the Switzer Report is three-fold. First, I tell you what’s going on. Second, I do my best to explain what’s likely to happen to your investments.
13 Jun 2019If the US was to crash (possibly triggered by its economic war with China), other markets would not escape the shock. So a shift in emphasis from shares to bonds in what ..
13 Jun 2019The crop-protection and seeds company, Nufarm (NUF) has had a horror year. Potential litigation risks surrounding the herbicide Roundup causing cancer, the effects of the..
13 Jun 2019The recent rate cut has made the income dilemma for yield-reliant investors worse. With investors barely receiving 2% for cash deposits, and with the prospect of further ..
13 Jun 2019There has been just one upgrade and one downgrade so far this week following the Queen’s Birthday public holiday on Monday.
13 Jun 2019Is there a safe haven for the day of reckoning? An insurance stock, investment bonds and “don’t fight the Fed”.
08 Jun 2019The stock market ‘gift’ that keeps on giving (i.e. interest rate cuts) showed off its prowess overnight on Wall Street, with a lousy jobs report, where 75,000 jobs we..
06 Jun 2019Some of my suggestions will give you quick returns but others might take time to deliver. As long as you have a diversified portfolio and don’t put all of your eggs in ..
06 Jun 2019Link, Costa Group Holdings, Appen, Reliance Worldwide Corporation and Flight Centre headline a list of companies lowering profit guidance this quarter. Contrarians who bu..
06 Jun 2019There have been more downgrades than upgrades this week.
06 Jun 2019A beaten-up stock; what taxes will I pay if I buy US shares?; my Coles shares and capital gains tax?
03 Jun 2019Here’s how I’d play this China trade war impasse and Mexican standoff.
03 Jun 2019Our model portfolios tracked the market higher, recording gains for the fifth consecutive month.
03 Jun 2019Here are 5 mid cap value stocks that have underperformed after a period of outperformance.
03 Jun 2019For the week ending Friday 31 May 2019, FNArena registered 17 downgrades in recommendations for individual ASX-listed stocks against only 8 upgrades.
03 Jun 2019CMC Markets’ Chief Market Strategist, explains why he likes Costa Group (CGC) but doesn’t like Eclipx Group (ECX).
01 Jun 2019The headline that follows isn’t a good one but CNBC sees it as an accurate portrayal of what Donald Trump is up to: “European markets close lower after Trump stokes r..
30 May 2019My approach to the sort of market situations we’re currently experiencing is to rotate the portfolio a little to where there are greater total returns over the next 12 ..
30 May 2019I’ve identified 3 contrarian sell and buy themes for FY20 to provide you with ideas on sectors and stocks to take profits on, and those that are out of favour, underval..
30 May 2019Vocus Group (VOC) has been upgraded two stockbrokers this week, while Bluescope Steel (BSL) and QBE Insurance (QBE) have each received two downgrades.
30 May 2019Three stocks: Is the ASX a buy? Is there value in BlueScope Steel? Should I quit IOOF?
27 May 2019If we can get over this Trump hump, then maybe the predicted breakout for stocks will come to pass.
27 May 2019Here are 7 “MUST DO’s” before June 30 that are relevant to SMSF trustees and also investors managing their own portfolios and investments outside super.
27 May 2019For various reasons, the 4 stocks outlined below haven’t joined in the market’s rise over the past 12 months but this could be about to change.
27 May 2019Against a background of portfolio reshuffling and short covering post the surprise election outcome in Australia, local stockbroking analysts are busier than one would ex..
27 May 2019In our Hot Stocks today, CMC Markets’ Chief Market Strategist, Michael McCarthy explains why he likes Challenger (CGF) but doesn’t like Aurizon (AZJ).
25 May 2019The local euphoria from a Scomo win on Saturday night, which fired up the stock market, was slightly hosed down by Wall Street’s troubled relationship with one Donald T..
23 May 2019If you think you’d like to invest in foreign stocks at a time when the low Aussie dollar makes it tricky, this article might give you some clues.
23 May 2019Morrison’s “miracle” last Saturday has provided a tailwind for private-hospital operator Ramsay Health Care. RHC is my preferred healthcare stock and here’s why.
23 May 2019An equal number of companies have been upgraded and downgraded by stockbrokers so far this week.
23 May 2019Fund managers such as Platinum; Do companies have to frank their dividends?; And our model portfolios – are there plans to take any profits?
20 May 2019The positive effects of this election result has been beaten to the punch by a stock market that instantly added 4% to CBA, 67 points on the All Ords and so on.
20 May 2019The 5 great income stocks I put forward in February this year have done remarkably well, however, I think equity income stocks have become quite expensive and I’m incre..
20 May 2019With the major banks’ half-year reports all lodged, the extent of the troubles in the industry are clear. Or are they?
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