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These stinking stocks might be set for a turnaround.

These 7 stocks are stinkers. That’s why it might be time to invest

Buying the ASX’s worst performers has a proven track record of success, but big gains are usually confined to a few companies. Here are 2025’s potential saints.

AI’s creative destruction might reduce returns for the average growth company.

4 stocks and a portfolio tilt to set you up for the AI boom

Vanguard global chief economist Joe Davis has devised a portfolio that capitalises on the megatrends of the next decade.

The surge in Commonwealth Bank shares plays a significant role for the “inheritocracy”.

Just one stock made me a member of the inheritocracy

The surge in Commonwealth Bank shares since they listed has given me a huge financial problem, but it is one I am very happy to have.

Changed economic conditions mean portfolio tweaks may be warranted.

Why European stocks deserve a place in your 60/40 portfolio

Investing can be a rough ride but analysis of 30 years of data shows the 60/40 portfolio is still the best option – with a few tweaks.

Your past may be responsible for missed investment opportunities.

6 ways to gain from your investment biases

Deep-seated biases can lead even the savviest investors astray. Here are some to tackle.

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Cracks appearing in the mag seven could be an opportunity to recalibrate.

Beyond big tech and into ‘beautiful compounders’ universe

After a volatile start to 2025 some investors are asking whether the era of US exceptionalism is coming to an end.

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Investors in private equity have seen distributions of capital collapse from the typical 30 per cent of net asset value down to only about 10 per cent of net asset value.

Is private equity becoming a money trap?

The consensus on the asset class is being rewritten. The question now is not whether the model is broken, it is whether the exit is wide enough for everyone to leave.

May

The disturbing things I learnt when my name appeared on the Rich List

When future Rich Lists are populated by beneficiaries rather than entrepreneurs, wealth inequality risks becoming a cancer on our egalitarian ethos.

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.

Warren Buffett’s career is one big argument against competition

His famous search for companies with a “wide economic moat” is a folksy and charming way to say that he wants only impregnable monopolies.

It’s not every day you watch grown adults queue to buy underwear, thick shakes and toys printed with Warren Buffett’s face.

I’m a Gen Z and attending Buffett’s last meeting moved me

Warren Buffett’s 60th annual Berkshire Hathaway summit felt nothing like a finance lecture. It felt like story time with the world’s richest grandfather.

Does Warren Buffett’s retirement mark peak America?

This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro talks about Buffett’s legacy and whether his catchphrase “never bet against America” still stands.

Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm.

Robyn Denholm made $306m selling Tesla stock as profit fell

Chief executive Elon Musk told his employees to hang onto their stock as the share price declined, but his chairman did not heed the advice.

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.

Stock markets around the world have been a sea of red.

How to keep a cool head in uncertain times

Financial advisers are feverishly reminding clients that market peaks and troughs are all part of the long game.

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Linda Szawejko is having to think about her inheritance sooner than she thought.

How to make the most of a once-in-a-lifetime inheritance windfall

Involving a financial adviser in the tricky conversations around family finances can be a way to make sure everyone has an opportunity to build wealth equally.

April

For the first time in recent memory, global capital is reconsidering its default destination.

Bungled US supremacy quest may create investor opportunities elsewhere

Global investors now have a viable alternative to simply parking their savings in the US.

Steve Gledden, managing partner at Straight Bat, at the MCG.

For one day a year this fund lets you invest like a family office

Limiting when you accept money seems a strange way for a fund to attract investment. But this private equity fund is also almost debt-free. What’s going on?

Retirees will have to trim their spending should the sharemarket fall into a bear market.

How a bear market will hit your wealth: From $200k to $3.8m

So far, the cost of Donald Trump’s presidency has been felt by bond and stock traders. But if pain persists, it could cost wealthy retirees $100 a week.

The big tech stocks have been hit with falling valuations and volatile earnings.

Market wobbles a chance to buy blue-chip tech stocks

Donald Trump’s tariffs have pummelled the magnificent seven tech stocks, but many investors view this period as a buying opportunity.

Average house prices surged 13.1 per cent a year in Howard’s 11 ½ years in power – far and away the biggest gain of any national leader in the past 35 years.

3 charts that show why housing is a key battleground for PMs

Residential property values have surged almost five times as much under Coalition governments than Labor ones over the past 35 years. Here are the reasons.

Have spare cash? Here’s where to invest $5000 now

With Donald Trump still engaged in a trade war with China and tariff hikes for the rest of the world on hold for the next 90 days, turbulent market conditions are here to stay.

Needle-free vaccine pioneer Vaxxas is a posterchild for Brisbane’s formula for commercial success.

Brisbane emerges as Australia’s medtech mecca

The Brisbane 2024 State of the City report underscores the city’s transformation into a launchpad for successful emerging businesses generating healthy returns.

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Trading platforms observed sharp upticks in retail investor activity, as investors piled into bruised American tech stocks, global ETFs and gold.

Three things ‘buy the dip’ investors are snapping up in Trump slump

Digital platforms notched up record trading volumes by retail investors seemingly unperturbed by the global markets downturn.

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