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Nick Sundich

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Can gambling stocks be ESG friendly investments? Here’s why they might be

Can gambling stocks be ESG friendly investments? Historically, the answer to this question has been a flat out no - at least in respect of many ESG fund managers. Gambling stocks cause significant financial losses and certain other problems - casinos can cause alcohol-fueled violence and money laundering. Gambling stocks themselves would argue that they…

ByNick SundichDecember 7, 20230Comments

Energy Stocks

An Origin Energy Takeover from AustralianSuper is not happening, so now what? Here are 4 possibilities

The Origin Energy Takeover offer from Brookfield and EIG was formally voted down earlier this week. Although a majority of Origin investors voted for it, there had to be 75% in favour and only 69% were. The promise of $20bn could have helped the company transition seamlessly to becoming a lower-carbon emitter, but shareholders rejected…

ByNick SundichDecember 6, 20230Comments

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Colеs shares are down 9% in a year, but shouldn’t they be performing better?

Coles shares should be performing better. After all, they represent ownership in one of Australia's Big 2 Supermarkets. And it's not as if consumers can cut back spending on groceries (at least as much as they have with other goods such as fashion)? It is true that things could be a lot worse given 20% increase…

ByNick SundichDecember 5, 20230Comments

Agriculture Stocks Consumer

Plant based food stocks: Why did all the hype come to nothing and is there any hope left?

The rise and fall in popularity of plant based food stocks, particularly Beyond Meat, has caused quite a stir in the stock market. With consumers becoming more health-conscious and environmentally aware, many believed that this trend would continue to grow and lead to big profits for investors. However, despite all the hype surrounding these stocks…

ByNick SundichDecember 5, 20230Comments

Consumer

Why are ASX consumer staple stocks struggling right now? Shouldn’t they be doing better?

ASX consumer staple stocks should be doing well right now, but they aren't. In fact, consumer staples is the 2nd worst-performing industry group on the ASX, while consumer discretionary stocks are up over 9% this year - only trailing tech stocks as the best performer. How can it be? Aren't there tough economic times right…

ByNick SundichDecember 4, 20230Comments

Resources

Here are 4 ASX mining developers that recently secured funding packages

ASX mining developers don't have it easy because it all costs money to bring projects into production. Nonetheless, once that funding is secured, it is a game-changer for these companies. After years of studies and expensive investor lunches trying to sell their stories, they can now look ahead to becoming a newly minted miner. We…

ByNick SundichDecember 4, 20230Comments

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Lithium stocks in Chile: The future looks cloudy, but there is still opportunity awaiting

Lithium stocks in Chile, particularly on the ASX, are facing an uncertain future. Since the 1980s Chile has been a major producer of lithium and copper globally which has called the interests of many countries and investors around the world. Australia has emerged as one country to express their interests in both lithium and copper,…

ByNick SundichDecember 1, 20230Comments

Education

Why was Charlie Munger so famous?

In light of his recent passing, you might be wondering why was Charlie Munger so famous? If you're reading this website, you're probably interested in stocks - so you know that it is because he was such a great investor. Although he was arguably overshadowed by his business partner Warren Buffett for much of his…

ByNick SundichNovember 29, 20230Comments

Education

Here’s why looking at a stock’s standard deviation is critical for investors

A stock's standard deviation is not something that many investors tend to look, even some professional investors. It is slightly more common to look at a portfolio's standard deviation. Our aim in this article is to convince you that you should pay more attention to it, just as is the case with other metrics. We…

ByNick SundichNovember 29, 20230Comments

Education

5 ASX Stocks that have seen substantial shareholders selling recently

When you see substantial shareholders selling their shares in their company on the ASX, whether all of them or just some of them (while still enough shares to net millions of dollars), it is certainly a cause for raised eyebrows. There's no suggestion that insider trading can automatically suspected generally, or that it is in…

ByNick SundichNovember 29, 20230Comments