August 2024
There are five types of investor. Which are you?
The best investing advice is 2500 years old and comes from Greek philosopher Socrates: Know yourself.
November 2023
From Byron Bay to Toorak: the how and why of property investing
Private investors are weighing up market conditions, the cost of money and expected yield before ploughing into retail and industrial real estate.
May 2023
Investment scams rob $88m from Australians
Investing has always been seen as risky business. But losing everything isn’t in the playbook.
December 2022
Billionaire blasts Cathie Wood’s ‘stonk hodler’ investing strategy
The founder of Ark Investment Management, who could seemingly do no wrong during the pandemic run-up in asset values, has been crushed this year.
November 2022
Burnt by crypto? Don’t learn the wrong lesson
Instead of the financial system being explicit about cryptocurrencies’ risk, it has gone along with the idea that it’s possible to get something for nothing.
July 2022
‘Cheap and easy’: Boomers warm to online trading
Older Australians are joining younger investors in using online investing apps, as artificial intelligence tools and access to information foster a DIY approach.
June 2022
Citigroup’s $US1b family office clients profit from wild markets
They are taking “big positions” across all asset classes, including fixed-income and foreign exchange, to take “advantage of the volatility”, says an executive.
How do you make money from buying a pub?
Venues in major metropolitan areas and even some in regional and coastal towns have changed hands at eye-watering prices since reopening after the pandemic lockdowns ended.
April 2022
Warren Buffett slams Wall Street, backs cash at annual meeting
Berkshire Hathaway, long criticised for keeping cash, revealed it had bought more than $US51 billion of stocks in the first quarter, including more in Chevron.
April 2022
Warren Buffett is auctioning one last private lunch for charity
Berkshire’s CEO held the annual dining date for 20 years before COVID-19. Every winner since 2008 has paid more than $US1 million. Ebay bids open on June 12.
This Will Smith slap crypto coin has minted big winners (and losers)
Memecoins are cryptocurrency tied to viral moments and web jokes, with a fleeting value that tends to rise and fall quickly. Some backers make a tidy profit.
December 2021
The 10 most popular shares on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum right now
From GameStop to AMC Entertainment, the forum of more than 11 million members has driven the conversation in so-called meme stocks.
There’s one reason why most finance research is phony
It’s been estimated half the market-beating strategies in leading journals are duds, but it’s only human to construct narratives around events that are random.
JPMorgan says buy the dip as omicron may end pandemic
The market turmoil caused by the emergence of the new virus strain may offer investors a chance to position for profit from the end of the COVID-19 crisis.
November 2021
Warren Buffett shows his fear by dumping the most shares since 2008
Berkshire Hathaway has become a net seller of equities for the fourth straight quarter, adding to a cash pile that has climbed to a record $US149.2 billion.
October 2021
BlackRock’s secret hedge fund star gets paid more than its CEO
Alister Hibbert has enriched the firm, its clients and himself with a near 370 per cent gain over the past decade, but many staff don’t even know who he is.
September 2021
Three reasons to stick with shaky Chinese stocks, according to Allianz
As Beijing cracks down on the country’s sharemarket, the risks are outweighed by the long-term rewards, says the global investment manager. Here’s why.
The 14 best quotes from a new interview with billionaire John Paulson
The famed investor says crypto is a bubble, SPACs are overpriced, inflation is here to stay, interest rates could jump and the gold price might soar.
How a Warren Buffett deputy turned his $US70k retirement into $US264m
Ted Weschler’s superannuation outperformed Berkshire Hathaway stock by about 120 to one from 1989 to 2012, and by almost 90 to 1 from 1989 to 2018.
August 2021
Wall Street investment chief lays out formula for ‘spectacular’ gains
The US Federal Reserve’s near-decade-long practice of quantitative easing has turned volatility from an enemy into an investor’s best friend, says Jim Paulsen.