William Bennett
Will is a freelance business journalist and day trader.
Opinion
Ethical investing
Green dreams go bad: Why feel-good investing doesn’t make for good returns
“Green” investors have learned a harsh lesson on investing based on a feel-good narrative, instead of using fundamental or technical analysis.
- by William Bennett
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Opinion
Investing
Why our federal MPs need stricter rules on trading shares
With the US moving to ban politicians and their spouses from trading shares, Australia should trump them and go further.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
IPO
Should you join the Guzman y Gomez fiesta?
Investors should be wary of piling into initial public offerings (IPOs) because for every Nvidia, Google, Apple or Microsoft that turns out to be a big winner, there are thousands of losers.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Wall Street
Tough love for meme stock investors as RoaringKitty returns with a whimper
The GameStop investor’s comeback is more dead cat bounce, with his devout followers likely to take hefty losses.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Sharemarket
Why friends and family are asking me if it’s too late to buy Nvidia stock
The chipmaker is the world’s third-largest company, larger than Tesla and Amazon combined. Should you buy into the hype?
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Investing
Our obsession with property is pathological. Something’s gotta give
Forget the Sunday trip to Bunnings - investing in property is the greatest Australian pastime of all, and queuing for house inspections is our national sport.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Sharemarket
You can now short Donald Trump, but should you?
Short-selling meme stocks can be a “yuuuge” mistake.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Payments
Here’s a tip, Australia: Leave this bad American habit to them
It was the most anticipated brunch of my life, but the request for a tip left a bad taste in my mouth.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Sharemarket
Why it would be a dumb idea to ban short-selling
Short selling prevents excessive valuations and acts as a counter to overly optimistic investors.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Active investing
In defence of day traders: Not all of us are ‘Dumb Money’
The release of Dumb Money in cinemas this week gives us retail traders a bad name.
- by William Bennett
Analysis
Investing
Revoked permits, unstable regimes and insurgent attacks – what can go wrong investing in Africa?
An increasing number of ASX-listed mining companies are falling victim to African sovereign risk.
- by William Bennett
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