The Most Shorted ASX Stocks
Newcomers to stock market investing can be surprised to learn that picking stocks with the expectation they will rise in price over time is not the only stock-picking strategy available. There is a strategy called short selling that allows investors to profit when a stock price falls. Financial websites list the Top Ten or Top…
The Best ASX Commodities Stocks to Buy in 2023
Commodities are the raw materials that go into making what the global economy needs to thrive. There are hard commodities like iron ore, copper, gold, crude oil and lithium, and soft commodities of livestock, fruit, wheat, sugar, and corn. There are others in both categories, with the separation point being a resource extracted from the…
ResMed Returning to Form
After a solid financial performance during the onset of COVID, the ResMed share price began a modest decline. ResMed has opened a new revenue stream, expanding into digital health software. The company operates in a market with substantial growth prospects due to an ageing population, obesity, and the number of undiagnosed sleep apnea patients. ResMed…
Analysts Turning Bullish on Ramsay Health Care
The Ramsay share price has steadily declined since hitting an all-time high in 2016. The company operates multiple different medical treatment facilities. Improving financial performance is contributing to bullish views on the stock. The stock price of private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care (ASX: RHC) hit an all-time high of $82.06 AUD on 6/9/2016 and…
Does Liontown Resources have the Potential to Grow?
Liontown Resources has seen a massive upside in its stock price since 2021, all without having produced a single ounce of lithium. Bids for takeover, such as that which Liontown Resources have received, are often a positive sign of a company’s value. Liontown management is confident enough in the company’s future to reject an attractive…
Is Amcor a ‘Forever’ Stock?
Amcor’s packaging products are essential requirements for global commerce. The bustling packaging sector, and Amcor’s leading role in the sector, make the company’s stock a valid long-term hold. As long as the world makes products, the demand for packaging will remain. Warren Buffet once said that his favorite holding period for a stock was “forever.”…
The Overlooked Critical Mineral: Rare Earth Elements (REEs)
Critical minerals are resources essential to maintain and grow the global economy. The critical mineral known as Rare Earth Elements (REEs) is overshadowed by the likes of lithium, cobalt, and graphite. Australia, like most industrialised countries, maintains a list of critical minerals that are deemed vital to the country’s economic health. Criteria for making the…
CSL: A ASX Forever Stock
CSL is benefitting from an ageing global population that needs more medical treatments CSL is a leader in research and development in the healthcare sector One of the greatest investing gurus of all time – Warren Buffet – once remarked his favoured holding period for a stock is “forever.” Aussie investors have a stock worthy…
Under the Radar Junior Gold Miners
Since 6 February the ASX investment community has watched the back and forth movements in the saga of what could have become the largest acquisition in Australian History – the takeover of the largest gold miner in Australia – Newcrest Mining (NCM) – by the largest miner in the world – US based Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM)….
Grubstaking in the 21st Century
In 1848 thousands upon thousands of US residents swarmed to the state of California to seek fame and fortune once gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Few of those adventurers arrived in California with enough “grub” to first pursue a claim and then mine it, with “grub”…
