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Yesterday

Soaring gold prices have put several producers on track for inclusion in key ASX indices.

Gold tipped to hit $US4000 if greenback continues slide

Analysts say the price of bullion could reach fresh records in the next 12 months if the US dollar drops further amid the uncertainty of the Trump administration.

This Month

Bitcoin was trading just above $US105,000 on Monday morning.

Investors bet on bitcoin over gold in Trump’s trade war

A massive $87.3 million flowed into Australia bitcoin ETFs last month, almost 60 times what was spent on gold-backed funds.

Alex Vynokur at the BetaShares head office. He co-founded the firm in 2009 and is expanding into private assets.

Betashares to expand into private credit after ETFs hit $50b

The exchange-traded funds giant, backed by Singapore’s Temasek and Boston-based TA Associates, sees a big opportunity at the polar ends of the market.

May

Global X senior portfolio manager William Taylor is set to join ETF Shares.

ETF Shares shops at rival for chief operating officer

The new venture has nabbed Global X senior portfolio manager William Taylor as its chief operating officer.

Index investing has grown dramatically in popularity,

Should you swap your traditional ETFs for equal-weighted ones?

Market cap indexes are vulnerable to concentration risk, but there is an alternative in the form of equal-weighted index investing.

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The best place to park your cash now that rates are forecast to fall might be an ETF.

The best place to park your cash now the RBA has cut again

The days of the term deposit as the only option for retail investors when it comes to cash are over, thanks to a whole new suite of exchange-traded funds.

ETFs can be used to build a Trump-proof portfolio.

How to build an ETF portfolio that can survive Trump turbulence

Donald Trump is changing long-held market assumptions so we asked ETF experts to build portfolios to cope.

Andrew Charlton, who’s being postured as a possible future Financial Services Minister, has shifted from crypto-skeptic to crypto-advocate.

The next financial services minister must be a crypto advocate

The next government can either help the next generation of financial infrastructure or consign us to the role of passive consumer in a system built by others.

A wave of global investors have shifted money away from Wall Street and to other developed equity markets.

Australian investors rake it in after buying the dip on Wall Street

Local investors piled into the US sharemarket last month despite Trump’s trade war wreaking havoc on equities. The risky bet is now paying dividends.

April

Exchange-traded funds pioneer Graham Tuckwell.

Tuckwell gets back into the ETF biz with Global X, VanEck rival

Street Talk understands the firm, dubbed ETF Shares, will launch three international equity-focused ETFs on Cboe early next month.

The S&P 500 index slumped toward a “bear market” before a wild rally a day later.

One surprising group sailed through the Trump turmoil - here’s how

As markets plunged, jumped, slumped and soared around them, the one thing this group didn’t do was panic.

March

This week shapes as the big one for Donald Trump and his tariff extravaganza.

The market playbooks are being rewritten after just three months

We’re in uncharted waters and people are listening to the captain to differing degrees, but there is a truckload of money to be made somewhere.

Defence stocks are on a tear.

As defence stocks rocket fund managers rethink ethics

Amid a global ramp-up in security spending bolstered by Donald Trump, fear of missing out is prompting some of the biggest fundies to reconsider war shares.

Anxiety is building about the impact of further tariffs from US President Donald Trump on silver markets.

Missed the gold rally? This metal is doing even better in 2025

A 15 per cent surge in bullion to pass $US3000 has been the talk of markets. But there’s another precious commodity boasting superior returns.

Investment platforms hope to capitalise on young investors’ penchant for ETFs.

No Boomers allowed in this new superannuation offering

Investment platform Pearler hopes to appeal to younger savers by allowing them to build ETF-only retirement portfolios. Oh, and no Boomers allowed.

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Panic on Wall Street sends money into cash and bonds.

Australians pour money into cash and bonds as markets panic

Fixed income and cash focused exchange-traded funds have recorded a bump in net flows as investors seek shelter from intense sharemarket volatility.

GCQ is the latest fund manager to launch an ETF product on the ASX.

Doug Tynan’s GCQ Funds joins race to retail dollar with ETF float

The former VGI Partners operator started his own investment manager in 2022 and has outperformed the market since then with a portfolio of global stocks.

What’s inside your ETFs?

Check whether you’re making this ETF investing mistake

Overlap occurs when you’re invested in too many similar ETFs and can result in duplicate fees and less diversification.

February

The number of defence-themed investment funds doubled last year to a record 47, according to Bloomberg.

War stocks rocket as markets prepare for ‘defence supercycle’

ASX-listed defence ETFs have exploded more than 50 per cent higher over the past year, causing investors to scramble for exposure to the booming sector.

January

November 7, 2024, was our largest share trading day by value ever.

Why Millennials are going all-in on US stocks and ETFs

Nearly 70 per cent of total trading volume on our platform this month to date was in American equities, which is double the same period last year.

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