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In my own words: Inside the creation of Pierpont
Pierpont's 44-year run started – not surprisingly – with a few sociable gins.
Trevor Sykes writes on Business specialising in Mining, Energy, Shares. Trevor applies his acerbic wit to Australian business as Pierpont.
Pierpont's 44-year run started – not surprisingly – with a few sociable gins.
Our Pierpont correspondent puts down his pen, but before he goes, here are the best (of the worst) financial champions.
Santa Pierpont has arrived with his haul of goodies – and baddies.
Today's column is being written as a warning to directors that the rabble are winning.
The supermarket group is on the road to recovery - but it's always easier to rush into a swamp than get out again.
Struggled to make money on shares this year? At least you're members of a fairly large club.
At least a few share traders would have had a rough time on the ASX on Wednesday.
There may be a window of opportunity to capitalise on a short-term bounce, writes Trevor Sykes.
After 44 years of quilling this column, Pierpont is beginning to feel fatigued and is looking around for something easier to do.
The world beyond Australia is becoming a scary place, and it's time we considered our portfolios with that in mind.
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have spent 2016 climbing out of a sharemarket quagmire.
Evolution, our second biggest listed gold miner, looks a good stock to buy whenever gold is having an off day.
Be alert, rather than alarmed, at the prospect of oversold stocks, writes Trevor Sykes.
The financial world is operating in a fashion Pierpont no longer understands. A royal commission won't help that.
One of the better performing stocks so far this year has been South 32, up from 89¢ to a record high of $2.40.
The S&P;/ASX200's best performer so far this year must be Whitehaven Coal with its sixfold gain since February.
Whether investors accept the present buyback offer by Telstra depends on their view of the company's prospects.
The greatest rags-to-riches story in modern Australia is the success of Sandfire Resources.
Tin has always been a tricky market to invest in, and Kasbah Resources is a case in point.
This construction and development giant has recovered from the dark days of the GFC.
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