Author: Bob Kohut

Bob Kohut
Bob Kohut

Bob Kohut has been writing about finance for more than 30 years. As an active trader he brings a unique perspective to share market trading and investing issues.

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How to Protect your Portfolio with ASX Defensive Shares

How to Protect your Portfolio with ASX Defensive Shares

Is It Time to Get Defensive? Economic downturns can be a scourge for investor stock portfolios with full-blown recessions wiping out gains en masse. Although recession fears fueled by the trio of inflation, high interest rates, and wars has ebbed somewhat, few would argue that current economic conditions are good, much less excellent. Market analysts…

How to Invest in Iron Ore in Australia

How to Invest in Iron Ore in Australia

Are ASX Miners the Best Way to Invest in Iron Ore in Australia Commodity analysts and experts claim iron ore trails only oil as the most essential commodity in the world. Iron ore is the primary ingredient used to produce raw steel. Iron ores are the hard rocks and minerals mined from the earth and…

The Best ASX Vanadium Stocks

The Best ASX Vanadium Stocks

Searching for the Best Vanadium Miners on the ASX Vanadium is not only used in steel but also in aerospace titanium alloys but is its promise for large scale energy storage systems that is attracting multiple exploration companies and investor interest.  With a confusing array of acronyms for a battery that could revolutionise large scale…

How to Buy Tesla Shares in Australia

How to Buy Tesla Shares in Australia

Tesla for Aussie Investors Tesla. The name has become synonymous with Electric Vehicles, as the company rose to be  the largest manufacturer of EVs on the planet, offering four different models with a range of price points, performance, and features. Although the name Elon Musk immediately conjures up images of Tesla ‘s luxury sedan –…

The Best ASX Blue Chip and Large Cap Stocks to Buy

The Best ASX Blue Chip and Large Cap Stocks to Buy

Blue Chip stocks are not just for risk averse investors, although most market commentators cite “safety” as one of the principal attractions of Blue Chips. The safety comes from the rock solid financial stability of most blue chip stocks, along with decades long track records of solid performance. Dividend payments are another major reason for…

How to Invest In Indian Stocks in Australia

How to Invest In Indian Stocks in Australia

Why Australians Should Invest in Indian Stocks Aussie investors looking to “globalize” their investment portfolios have long looked to the most powerful economy in the world – the United States. Investors lured by the repeated claims that China would one day overtake the US to become the largest economy on the planet looked for opportunities…

The Best ASX Gambling and Gaming Stocks

The Best ASX Gambling and Gaming Stocks

Humans have been gambling since we began gathering in groups, with hard evidence of gambling in China as far back as 200BC. In addition, there is ample evidence of strict regulations in an attempt to curtail gambling in ancient Rome, China, and in the Jewish Talmud. The ASX gambling and gaming sector today includes solid…

The Best ASX Insurance Stocks

Publicly traded insurance companies have regularly been acclaimed for long term stability. But for risk tolerant investors, does the observation from legendary investor Peter Lynch that “big companies don’t make big moves” apply to insurance companies? It may be true that ASX insurance stocks with huge market caps and long histories of solid financial performance…

BHP vs Rio Tinto - Which is the better investment?

BHP vs Rio Tinto – Which is the better investment?

Australia has long been known as “the lucky country” due to our abundance of the natural resources needed for the rest of the twenty first century and beyond. The ASX has some of the best mining companies in the world, key among them the two largest by market capitalisation – BHP Group with a market…

Australia's Big 4 Banks - Are They A Good Investment?

Australia’s Big 4 Banks – Are They A Good Investment?

Australia’s Big Four Banks – Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC), Australia and New Zealand Bank (ASX: ANZ), National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) – have long been hailed as the envy of the world, generating the largest contribution to the GDP of the country in which they operate (2.9%), and…