This Month
- Exclusive
- Capital raising
Capital raising investors pocket 60pc gains
At least 50 companies have doubled in value, while 17 have tripled in value since raising capital during the pandemic, according to data from Fresh Equities.
- Aleks Vickovich
July
Buy, hold, sell: City Chic; Temple and Webster; Lifestyle Communities
Five small caps riding the structural growth tailwinds.
MacKenzie Scott begins giving away her Amazon wealth
Jeff Bezos' ex-wife announced nearly $US1.68b in donations to 116 non-profits, including universities, community development groups and legal organisations.
- Benjamin Romano
How ethical investors can avoid greenwashing
Regulators, researchers and technologists are all battling the "opaqueness" of the sustainable and impact investing market.
- Updated
- Aleks Vickovich
- Analysis
- Gold
What's behind the coronavirus gold rush?
As inexperienced investors pile into a volatile sharemarket, many of those with longer memories are seeking out the safe harbour of gold.
- Aleks Vickovich
Investors seek values in the age of coronavirus
Sustainable investment funds are being launched thick and fast amid the pandemic. But will demand keep pace with supply?
- Aleks Vickovich
- Opinion
- How to invest
This book is the new 'Moneyball' (and every investor should read it)
The subject of Maria Konnikova's terrific new tome, 'The Biggest Bluff', is ostensibly poker, but it has plenty of lessons for anyone who wants to make money.
- Updated
- Joe Nocera
- Opinion
- Investing
Why 2020 is the year of the bond market
The pandemic set forth a rollercoaster of volatility that spotlighted the fundamental role of bonds in investment portfolios.
- Geoff Parrish
- Opinion
- Investing
Why earnings season is so crucial for share prices
The reporting season is so important because it is the most reliable predictor of share price movements. Statistically, earnings revisions are the best indicator.
- Michael McCarthy
Buy, hold, sell: Newcrest Mining, Telstra, Zip Co, CSL, Domain
Fund managers from Tribeca and Firetrail pick the stocks they like - and the ones they don't.
- Opinion
- Portfolio diversification
Government has not disappointed on AAA rating
S&P has affirmed that a JobKeeper program's cost and this week's economic update are 'consistent' with Australia's AAA rating, writes Christopher Joye.
- Christopher Joye
- Opinion
- Investing
Lennar best positioned for US rebound
One group leveraged to a US economic revival is home builders. As the largest in the sector, Lennar is among those well-placed.
- Greg Smith
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
These loser stocks deserve a lot more love
Stocks in this sector are showing remarkable resilience amid the pandemic upheaval. But investors are turning away.
- Brooke Sutherland
The funds trying to make the world a better place
Impact investing is not just about a single asset class so it’s hard to gauge whether funds are really delivering, writes Tony Featherstone.
- Tony Featherstone
- Opinion
- Investing
Why shares will rally in a second wave
There are three potential economic outcomes from a new outbreak of virus infections, but all point to gains for the equity market.
- Matthew Haupt
- Opinion
- Property investment
New borrowers at the back of the mortgage queue
Prospective buyers are struggling to transact, a situation that risks seizing up a vital source for economic recovery.
- Richard Wakelin
- Opinion
- Portfolio diversification
The companies surfing the e-learning wave
There are online education firms at different stages of their business cycle that give investors the opportunity to be part of the digital learning revolution.
- Elio D'Amato
- Exclusive
- Shares
Investors 'take a punt' on Australia's riskiest stocks
Demand for high-risk companies with high levels of debt has surged among retail investors during the pandemic, new academic research has confirmed.
- Aleks Vickovich
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Chook super fund has its best year
The 2020 financial year provided reasons for the Chook Super Fund trustees to crow, but there will be no strutting on the Rooster's perch.
- Tony Boyd
10 tips for choosing a tech ETF
Investors considering a technology exchange-traded fund should give factors such as concentration some thought before jumping into the sector.
- Tony Featherstone