I don't know what it is about the Australian culture but if something falls in price everyone wants to buy it. A falling share price means "sell me" not "buy me".
Shares
Shares in Praemium have continued to push higher in recent months, with the fintech platform passing yet another milestone in funds under administration.
The Listed Investment Company (LIC) sector raised $3.5 billion from IPOs in 2017, so what trends have emerged in that time?
This year's best ETF provider has been the greatest disruptor of the investing world, taking on Wall Street in the 1970s and changing the way people invest.
Google's profits have increased by more than 20%pa for the past decade. but as the company disrupted the tech space 20 years ago, there is always the chance that someone will disrupt it.
Like them or loathe them, our big banks have an impressive track record as a solid investment. But could the banking royal commission leave the banks - and their shareholders - nursing financial wounds?
The British bank CYBG, which demerged from NAB in 2016, has performed well - but so has its share price.
Having been split from Fairfax, Domain is free to be priced in line with a new media company of its ilk, not weighed down by sentiment towards old media.
We like to invest in businesses where demand is strong and predictable. There are few things as predictable as people in the developed world getting heavier.
Has the tide turned such that even the strongest in funds management will struggle to make any progress?
