July
How to navigate the greatest risk to your portfolio
If inflation is sticky and volatile, many holdings may be more dangerous than you think. Here’s how to drive around the potholes.
May
- Opinion
- Portfolio management
The economy is turning and your investment portfolio needs attention
Residential mortgage-backed securities might be a good option in a weakening economy.
April
- Opinion
- Investing
Why investors shouldn’t buy assets just because they’re cheap
Underpriced opportunities are either the result of short-term dislocation or fundamental concerns. It’s important to know which of these forces are at play.
February
- Opinion
- Investing
This is the way to get better total portfolio returns
Don’t let the Magnificent Seven divert you from the basics of investing – everyone focuses on 2023 but ignores weakness in 2022.
December 2023
- Opinion
- Passive investing
How to create the best passive portfolio
Index investing can and likely should be a solid proportion of a portfolio. But it’s not just about picking an index and allocating.
November 2023
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
What investors need to know about companies with high cash flows
Cost-cutting or delaying on the basics may be one of the bigger flaws in corporate cash allocation. Qantas is a classic example.
October 2023
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Obesity drug sell-offs based on ‘guess work’
The quandary of equity valuation is demonstrated by the sell-off of CSL and ResMed on a yet-to-be-proven assertion about obesity drugs.
September 2023
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Dust still to settle after most aggressive rate cycle in decades
The backdrop for investment assets has changed, even though it might not appear so at first glance.
August 2023
- Opinion
- Activist investing
These customers are the secret to Apple’s massive success
The tech giant has a captive audience akin to Stockholm syndrome, but few big cap Australian equities have a strong hold on their customers.
July 2023
- Opinion
- Investing
Why you need to lower your expectations on returns
Off the back of market rallies, conflicting scenarios mean it’s time for a reality check.
June 2023
- Opinion
- Ethical investing
It’s worth investors sticking around as ESG reinvents itself
With AI being sold as the solution to everything, responsible investing is maturing and likely to prove naysayers wrong.
May 2023
- Opinion
- Investing
Forget interest rates and inflation – this is what you should focus on
Rather than the daily fodder of mindless data, long-term investors need to zero in on companies’ societal and institutional influences.
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
The key to spotting the next Amazon or Google
How company founders – and investment trends – adapt to changing circumstances is key to long-term returns.
April 2023
- Opinion
- Investing
How to pick winners while others panic
With banks and other sectors caught up in market volatility, watchful investors who know the right questions to ask can profit.
March 2023
- Opinion
- Investing
The ‘flexible’ investing approach that will keep your portfolio afloat
In the ideal world one gets in ahead of the curve, but this time the “natural order” may have to be re-established before a call can be made.
February 2023
- Opinion
- Currency wars
Why it’s time to hedge your portfolio
As central banks battle inflation a likely ‘revenge rally’ by the US dollar will give investors pause for thought.
November 2022
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
How to get your head around investing for growth
Listed companies are under constant pressure to spruik their potential even if they would be better served by taking a raincheck to consolidate cash flow.
- Opinion
- Ethical investing
How to beat the investing traps in shonky ESG funds
ESG as an afterthought or add-on no longer cuts the mustard. Funds need to emphasise their focus rather than falling under an ethical umbrella.
October 2022
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
How to decide when to sell
Is your investing based on skill or luck? Having an exit strategy means you rely more on the former.
September 2022
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Stocks that will do well with higher interest rates and tighter money
What you need to know to find winners as costs rise while demand for goods and services slows.