Healthcare Stocks in the News
News moves entire markets and stocks within a market, both up and down. Today that core investing assumption is arguably more apparent than ever as any positive news on a potential vaccine for COVID 19 can send an entire index into an upward trend. However, it is equally true that current market conditions have produced…
3 tax tips for Inheriting property
Inheriting property has the potential to significantly change your life – so make it count! In this article Catherine Chivers, Senior Manager of Strategic Advice at Perpetual Private addresses some of the biggest questions when it comes to inheriting property. She explores the complexity involved in receiving an inheritance and draws on her experience working with clients…
Billion Dollar Companies with Price to Earnings Ratios Under 10
The stock market is not the economy. Many market experts would strongly object to the validity of that adage, pointing to multiple times throughout investing history when stock markets have declined in the face of economic slowdowns or uncertain circumstances. However, a recent opinion piece making the rounds of Australian financial news websites entitled the…
E Commerce Stocks in a Post Pandemic World
Although the Australian economy is showing scattered signs of life, the overall picture remains mixed, according to the chief economist at CommSec. While the RBA kept interest rates at the lowest level in our history – 0.25% – the bank sees a bleak future for unemployment, with the rate to rise to 10% by year…
Taking a Chance on Upcoming IPOs
The optimism over a possible quick economic turnaround, the v-shaped recovery, took another turn for the worse on the morning of 30 July in the US. Although that country’s annualised GDP after the close of the second quarter came in better than expected at a drop of 32.9% versus a forecasted 34.7%, that number along…
Investing in the things you believe in
Sustainable investing is becoming more sought-after amongst investors look to ensure their investments are helping to shape better environment and social outcomes. We’ve compiled an overview of the main sustainable investment strategies to help assist those seeking to understand which approach may best suit their goals. An increasing number of investors are now looking to…
Under the Radar Stocks
Former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, is credited with coining the term “irrational exuberance” in a speech in the midst of the early days of what would morph into the dot.com bubble. The term is now widely used to describe “widespread and undue economic optimism.” Irrational exuberance can seduce investors into ignoring…
Australia needs a six-month GST holiday
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has spent billions trying to save us from recession. The winding down of JobKeeper scheduled for September means he’ll have to spend billions more. Many of the stimulus measures talked about are focused on the traditional targets of infrastructure and residential construction. But this recession is different to previous ones. It has…
Huawei’s window of opportunity closes
When the United Kingdom completed its telecom supply chain review last year it gave a green light to Huawei by concluding that nationality-based bans did nothing to improve network security and could actually harm it by weakening competition. Executives at Huawei celebrated what they saw as a victory for evidence-based decision-making. The decision also seemed…
Saudi Arabia eyes total dominance in oil and gas
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz claimed last week that the Kingdom will be the world’s biggest hydrocarbon producer “even” in 2050. “I can assure that Saudi Arabia will not only be the last producer, but Saudi Arabia will produce every molecule of hydrocarbon and it will put it to good use … It will…
