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The common mantra in the share market for those looking to profit is to buy low and sell high. While intellectually this seems reasonable, it is not as easy as many would have you believe. On a weekly basis I am asked whether a particular stock is cheap ... More

Younger investors are flocking to ETFs at a time Michael Blomfield from Investment Trends aptly calls "a Spotify moment for the financial services industry". Millennials represented just 12% of the Aussie ETF market five years ago. That number has skyrocketed ... More

These days, I hear many commentators say it's hard to find value in the market. But if you look hard enough, it's still possible to find a gem. One of these is IMDEX (IMD), a global mining-tech company. With a strong management team, an attractive product ... More

Right now there is a lot of talk that the market is heading for an index squeeze, which has some investors worried about another global financial crisis (GFC) style event occurring. So what is an index squeeze and is index investing a smart way to invest? ... More

The Jones Act, which has been in place in the US since 1920, requires that ships that trade between US ports must be built, manned, and flagged in the US. Also, all military vessels must be built in the US. US ship builders are protected from foreign ... More

The storm at Westpac over its alleged breach of anti-money laundering laws plus three of the big four banks cutting dividends or franking credits has left investors to reconsider their exposure to the big banks. As profitability falls and negative headlines ... More

Aussie dividend stocks are no longer a sure bet. In the past, a dividend-producing stock held for an extended period would match or outperform the market, regardless of the business cycle. "That's no longer the case," says Uday Cheruvu, portfolio ... More

One of my grandmothers was a self-funded retiree in a capital city who took an active interest in her investments. The other lived in a small country town and survived fortnight-to-fortnight on the age pension. Let's call them Rich Nan and Poor ... More

Q. I'm 32 and my wife Annabel is 28. We have recently sold our first home due to my moving for work. We plan to rent in our new location and we will have around $150,000 cash in savings. I currently have a Vanguard fund with around $10,000 invested ... More

Generating a 33% return in 10 weeks is the stuff of dreams, even for the top echelon of active traders. Yet this time it wasn't the achievement of a top professional trader. That honour goes instead to Daniel Goh, a Year 11 economics student at ... More