18 Share Tips – 10 November 2014
John Rawicki, PhillipCapital BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Oil Search (OSH) Chart: Share price over the year versus ASX200 (XJO) An oil and gas explorer and producer based in Papua New Guinea. The stock provides a pure play exposure to a highly prospective gas area in PNG. Boasting intensive capital investment into the LNG project, the company is…
6 ASX Stocks leveraged to US economy
On the morning of 23 October, global growth bellwether stock, Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), not only exceeded earnings expectations, but also raised its forward outlook for 2015. US markets took off, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rising over 250 points within hours, and closing the day up 216. Throughout the recent volatility there has been…
The 10 Biggest Energy Company Bankruptcies
Running a multi-billion dollar energy company isn’t easy. Just ask the executives in the corner suites of some of the energy companies that have gone bust over the years. Some, like Enron, were brought down because of insider malfeasance. A few, like ATP, blamed damaging government policies, while others went off the rails due to…
The Banks: Time to Buy, Sell, or Stay Away?
In the last few months bank stocks have joined resources in dragging down the ASX. All four big banks plus the two major regionals have stumbled some 7% over the past month. Claims that the Big Four banks are overvalued has been repeatedly voiced since late 2012. During this time bad news stories have abounded…
Losing ourselves to technology
Millie’s vision became blurred and then she lost consciousness. Stressed and overworked, she took two weeks off, booked herself into a retreat, and slowly regained a sense of what she thought she’d lost. She’d been nothing more than an information processor for ten years. Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan realised 30 years before the emergence of…
18 Share Tips – 7 October 2014
John Rawicki, PhillipCapital BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Macquarie Group (MQG) Chart: Share price over the year versus ASX200 (XJO) While the stock has enjoyed a great run in the past two years, the bank’s restructured cost base provides leverage to benefit from a sustained recovery in capital markets. Boasting a strong surplus capital position gives it the…
18 Share Tips – 15 September 2014
Janine Cox, Wealth Within BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Santos (STO) Chart: Share price over the year versus ASX200 (XJO) Energy stocks like STO can be quite volatile, and so are their fortunes, but I believe most portfolios should have exposure to the sector. Following a recent break above resistance at $15, STO is testing support for a…
There’s more to personality than a test score
By Luke Smillie, University of Melbourne Have you ever completed a personality test and felt dissatisfied with your scores? Maybe you’ve quibbled with the low score you received on extroversion – a personality trait reflecting outgoing and gregarious behaviour. Well, fine, you’re not a party animal, but when you are out with your friends you…
How to spot a winning IPO, we backtest some stocks
Retail investors looking to cash in on the burgeoning Australian IPO market are constantly warned of the dangers of jumping on board without reading the Investment Prospectus of a company they are considering. Professional analysts have the time and are paid to wade through a weighty prospectus as part of their jobs. Consequently far too…
18 Share Tips – 1 September 2014
Matthew Litchfield, PhillipCapital BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Santos (STO) Chart: Share price over the year versus ASX200 (XJO) Offers exposure to quality producing assets, including the PNG LNG project. The project is at capacity and production will be boosted in fiscal year 2014/15. Expect further upside potential through active exploration activities. Also, the Gladstone LNG project is…
