What is a recession and what does it mean for investors? 6/7/2023 Fearing a recession is natural. Recessions are an economic reality. They typically start before anyone realises they’re happening and end before economists have enough data to know they’ve finished....
What Really Matters in Investing 22/6/2023 The world of investing can be a complex and ever-changing landscape, and the financial media can make it even more confusing, having you believe that the macroeconomic news of the day is the most important factor in any of...
Common Investing Mistakes Are More Common Than You Think 15/6/2023 There is an old saying on Wall Street that “financial markets are driven by just two powerful emotions: Greed and Fear.” Investors often let their emotions dictate their decisions on when to buy, hold...
Stronger for Longer and a Bond Opportunity 8/6/2023 After a forgettable 2022, equity and bond markets have had a more favourable beginning to 2023 as the economy has remained strong and inflation appears to be easing. In the United States, the world’s largest...
Successful investing goes beyond making smart decisions; it requires avoiding mistakes and adopting a mindset of longevity and endurance. While taking risks and investing optimistically are important for building wealth, keeping your wealth also demands a mix of...
In this week's article, we will explore a distinctive investment approach that has the potential to serve as a viable pathway for maintaining overall portfolio returns, regardless of the broader market conditions... This approach is known as special situation...
From Boom to Bust: U.S. Bank Failures and Who’s to Blame 10/5/2023 Who is Signature Bank? Silicon Valley Bank? First Republic Bank? Likely these are banks you’d never previously heard of prior to the past few months, and they’re now making headline news... Unlike...
Optimism is Simple, Not Easy 4/5/2023 Following a promising beginning to 2023, it seems that gloomier news headlines have resurfaced, vying for your attention... As of writing, the ASX200 has pulled back just over 2% in less than 24 hours, Oil prices have retreated...
Riding the Waves of a Recession: What You Need to Know to Weather the Storm 20/4/2023 There’s been a lot of coverage in both the financial and mainstream media about the possibility of a recession later in 2023 and into 2024. Interest rates have been rising (at the...
Dividends: Fat and Fully Franked, or Folly? 13/4/2023 Dividend investing is as Australian as Vegemite, Tim Tams,…or maybe pavlova? The ASX has a higher dividend yield than most other share markets around the world, in large part due to the dividend imputation system...
Why It Pays to be a Long Term Investor 27/4/2023 Every year, index fund provider Vanguard makes a chart available that shows the returns of various asset classes over the past 30 years: shares (Australian, international and U.S.), bonds, Australian-listed property,...
Robert Swift, Portfolio Manager Tamim Global High Conviction Fund, on the Australian Investors Podcast 6/4/2023 We are thrilled to have Robert Swift, the portfolio manager of the Global High Conviction Fund chat with Australian Shareholders' Association & Rask...
