Agriculture Disruptors for a Watchlist
Many retail investors avoid staid old tried and true “blue chip” stocks in favor of stocks that excite them. High on the list of investments that get the blood pumping are the disruptors. The first entry into a sector with a business model that creates new ways of doing the sector’s business, challenging traditional norms…
ASX Medical Marijuana Stocks – Buy, Wait and See, or Stay Away
On 5 December of 1996 the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, coined a phrase that should be etched in the psyche of all retail investors – irrational exuberance. It was the time of the dot.com stocks qualifying as “next big thing” stock market entries, sometimes backed by little more than a paper…
Graphene Additives Making their Mark
Some investors lose patience waiting for “next big thing” breakthroughs. The time between concept and commercialisation to generate substantial returns on stock market investments in companies involved with the reportedly revolutionary capabilities of the breakthrough and seem an eternity. Others realize the path from concept to profit can be long and torturous. Such has been…
A Biotech Conference for Stock-Pickers
Growth investors willing to take the risk to shoot for the moon find prime targets in the biotechnology sector. The “holy grail” of growth investors remains the ten-bagger (or more) popularised by US investor Peter Lynch – a stock rising to more than ten times the value of an initial investment. A recent example on…
Financial News that Matters
Investors all over the planet begin their day reviewing the financial news. In an age of information overload sorting through the often-breathless headlines can be a daunting task. Yet serious investors know that news moves market prices up or down and ignoring the news can have undesirable consequences. News affects market sentiment that drives the…
Cybersecurity for Hospitals
While news of hacking efforts at major banks, credit card providers, and large multi-national companies grab the public’s attention all over the world, increasing attempts at attacking healthcare providers should raise equal or greater concern. On 30 September Australians learned a major network of hospitals in Victoria was hacked, causing among other issues delays in…
New Bricks in the Wall of Worry
In the finance world, a wall of worry is an increasing amount of negative information about a security or about the market. That is how the website investinganswers.com defines the expression “wall of worry” frequently cited expression in times of uncertainty. It seems an almost daily occurrence that investors are treated to another “brick” added…
Are Aquaculture Stocks Worth the Risk?
On 30 August of 2019 micro-cap aquaculture producer Ocean Grown Abalone (OGA) surprised the market with Full Year 2019 Financial Results including a 16% rise in revenue and a stunning profit turnaround of $4,355,176 – rising from a 2018 loss of ($ 3,178,080) to a net profit after tax of $2,247,764 – a 171% shift….
Defence Stocks to Weather the Storm
On 6 December of 2018 newcomers to share market investing may have been exposed to the term “yield curve” for the first time. The article appearing in thebull.com.au entitled “The ‘curve’ that drives Wall Street crazy” pointed to the yield curve as a possible indicator of an economic recession on the horizon. The curve plots…
Will 3D Printing Ever Live Up to its Promise?
One of history’s greatest investors, Warren Buffet, turned a group of textile mills into a massive global powerhouse conglomerate with his ability to find sound companies in which to invest. Serious investors everywhere look to the Buffets throughout the history of share market investing for insights. Buffet’s partner at Berkshire Hathaway talks about the need…
