Dividends make way for growth
Years of running dividend payout ratios at a high intensity has come at a cost to growth that boards appear to have woken up to.
The dividend trap
Sustainability is a primary consideration in estimating dividends yields. A bank with higher levels of capital, a lower pay-out ratio and no sign of bad or doubtful debts is not under pressure to cut dividends. A telco with a looming growth challenge currently paying out 100 per cent of profit as dividends is ripe for a dividend cut.
Economy gathering steam on global upswing
Australia's economy is set for a bumper second half of 2017, spurred by the best manufacturing sector conditions in 15 years, falling unemployment and a widespread global upswing.
Lessons for investors since 1987
One of the big lessons from looking back at market movements over the past 30 years is: hold your nerve.
Spring returns to ASX's step after turbulent week
The first day of spring brought a bit of sunshine to the Australian sharemarket, capping a hectic week.
Markets Live: Green shoots as ASX thaws
Shares suffered the final slings and arrows of August reporting season and another North Korean missile scare, but some spring returned to t...
Gen X, Y and Z top trading picks will surprise you
They're young, they're hip, they're cool and they're buying ... Telstra?
All eyes on China's Game of Thrones
Chinese President Xi Jinping will likely emerge from the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, dubbed the Chinese version of Game o...
Xi Jinping put set to expire, then what?
The two big concerns among overseas investors interested in China — the yuan and the uncertainties around the party congress.
ASX poised to open higher
Stocks are set to open higher with base metals and oil rallying overnight, lifting the US listed shares of both BHP and Rio.
