Understanding Net Profit After Tax (NPAT)
Navigating Financial Metrics – NPAT (Net Profit after Tax) The COVID 19 pandemic accelerated an existing trend in share markets around the world – the influx of youthful investors. Many and perhaps most of these newcomers to share market investing are like babes in the woods – they know little or even nothing about the…
What Are Escrowed Shares?
Escrow in Share Market Investing What is Escrow A legal definition of escrow is “a financial instrument whereby two or more parties in a financial transaction deposit assets – documents and/or money – with an independent agent to be held until all specific conditions of the transaction have been met.” The word “escrow” comes from…
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
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…
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 –…
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…
What Helps Make An ASX IPO Successful?
Investors are often on the lookout for opportunities to capitalize on upcoming initial public offerings (IPOs), aiming for significant returns as shares debut on the stock market. One crucial aspect to consider when evaluating an IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the role of the lead manager. This entity is instrumental in steering…
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 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…
How to Invest in ASX Rare Earth Stocks
The Minister of Resources for the Australian government maintains a list of minerals considered essential to our modern technologies, economies and national security, where Australia has geological potential for the minerals which are in demand from our strategic international partners. Along with the well-known commodities like cobalt, lithium, graphite, manganese, and nickel critical for their…
