Investing
QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
Fleischmann sculptures for sale
James Cockington Sculptor Arthur Fleischmann spent a productive 10 years in Sydney, but his works from this period were kept in storage for half a century, and will now be sold.
THE MOTLEY FOOL
IPO: Ignore private (equity's) offer
Scott Phillips Any time you read "accepted wisdom", you should ask yourself whether that's simply code for "I just use the same tired cliches as everyone else".
SHARES RACE
Neck and neck in first week of a new Shares Race
John Collett It's the first week of a new Shares Race and past achievements count for nothing.
NEGATIVE GEARING
How investors outgun first home buyers
Caitlin Fitzsimmons It's not just that one in three buyers are investors, it's also that they're disproportionately competing with first-home buyers.
INVESTMENT 101
What a company has versus what it does
Scott Phillips In recent weeks, we've been looking at some of the attributes of a great company, on the premise that the better the business, the greater our chance of investment success.
NOEL WHITTAKER
The beauty of dividends for investors
Noel Whittaker Don't forget that it is the after-tax return of investments that counts and that is where franked dividends come into their own.
MONEY BRAIN
What astronauts and investors have in common
Catherine Robson Look to space for bright ideas on investment.
INVESTMENT 101
Who's minding the shop?
Scott Phillips The best chief executives understand their business intimately… and love it.
ASSET CHECK
Unsettling time for investors
Daryl Dixon By highlighting the increased risk for both investors and the banking system of an oversupply of apartments and commercial real estate, the Reserve Bank has added to the normal uncertainty facing investors in an election year.
Market's small fry do better than blue chips
John Collett Despite the Australian sharemarket being dragged down by the banks and miners the market's newbie listings are flying high.
ASSET CHECK
Stay away from off-the-plan apartments
Daryl Dixon An oversupply of apartments, combined with construction risks and funding uncertainty make off-the-plan apartments a risky purchase.
THE MOTLEY FOOL
Is the China milk boom over?
Scott Phillips The new gold rush is for 'white gold' - in the form of milk powder.
Investment 101
Motley Fool: Modern day moats
Scott Phillips The best companies in Australia are surrounded by moats – although not the ones you are thinking of.
WELL HEELED
There is more than tax to consider when negatively gearing a property
Melissa Browne Negative gearing - what is it and how can you make it work for you?
INVESTMENT
Time to switch to positive gearing
John Collett Australians' obsession with property investment is about to be tested.
THE MOTLEY FOOL
Own airline shares? Sell!
Scott Phillips Qantas has done well for investors. Perhaps for not much longer.
THE HONEST BROKER
Are you investing, or invested?
Marcus Padley The danger of passive investing under the mantle of a long-term focus is highlighted by the fact that most of the 10 biggest stocks in Australia have a share price lower than one, five or 10 years ago.
BANKS
Big bank 'dividend trade' far from over, analysts say
John Collett Increasing bad debt provisions, dividends under threat and falling share prices are giving long-term big-bank shareholders pause to think.
EVISER
Why most trading software doesn't work
Richard Livingston The thought of using the skills of a trading expert, via a computer program, can be alluring.
SUPER & FUNDS
Telstra dividend still a good call
John Collett BHP Billiton has cut its dividend and there's speculation about the big banks, but Telstra's dividend looks secure.
SHARES RACE
Great start to the Shares Race for all-female line-up
Vanessa Desloires A fresh Shares Race has kicked off and a strong rally on the Australian sharemarket has sent all but one contestant off to a flying start.
INVESTMENT 101
It's time for equality to arrive for investors
Scott Phillips I've written many, many column inches, trying to encourage people to invest. I truly think that – after looking after your health and your relationships – it's perhaps the most important thing you can do for yourself and your family.
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
Three steps to ease the investing pain
James Greenhalgh No one said investing was meant to be easy.
MONEY BRAIN
Why women make great investors
Catherine Robson To say that Warren Buffett invests like a girl is somewhat controversial, but the book of this name posits that many of the attributes which make him so successful are natural to women.
QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
The $135,000 number plate
James Cockington There are people driving around today with number plates worth more than their cars.
THE HONEST BROKER
When 'defensive' assets turn dangerous
Marcus Padley At some price every stock becomes dangerous, even so-called defensive assets such as Transurban and Sydney Airport.
QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
The currency of World War II refugees
James Cockington There's a rare chance to buy banknotes used by refugees in internment camps during the Second World War.
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
The other great duopoly
Graham Witcomb There's Coles and Woolies, Qantas and Virgin, but the new duopoly in town is Primary Health Care and Sonic Healthcare.
THE MOTLEY FOOL
What we learnt from earnings season
Scott Phillips Let's look at some of the highlights of earnings season and their implications.
Shares Race: It's as good as gold for the dartboard
Vanessa Desloires At the end of the five week shares race, it was the dartboard that hit the er, bullseye.
