If you're ever feeling worried about a company going belly up, you might be able to sleep a little easier at night if you hold preferred stock. It is common for investors to see all their investment evaporate when this happens - just ask former Virgin Australia investors. But if you hold preferred stock, you…
Its another day, and so it's time to look at another gold miner - today it is Evolution Mining's (ASX:EVN) turn in the spotlight. As of mid-June 2025 it is the 2nd largest gold miner behind Northern Star (ASX:NST) and the 35th largest company on the ASX, newly added to the ASX 50 in the…
In this article we look at what Dividend reinvestment plans are, why directors participate in them and whether or not you should too.
Dividend reinvestment plans
Dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs or DRIPs) are a popular way for listed companies to reward shareholders by allowing them to reinvest their dividends directly into a company's stock or other…
Firstwave Cloud Technology (ASX:FCT) and Amazon have just announced that the pair are teaming up to deploy the former company's product suite onto the latter's AWS marketplace. Shares have gained over 20% this morning off the back of this news.
Recap of Firstwave Cloud Technology
Firstwave is an ASX-listed technology company. Its historical specialty has been…
In the decade since fertility provider Monash IVF (ASX:MVF) listed, it was not an easy journey. Only a few months ago, we thought the business had turned a corner and many others did too. Then...trouble struck. Is this a buy the dip opportunity, or a risk of catching a falling knife?
Introduction to Monash IVF
Monash…
The long awaited Virgin Australia IPO has been on and off ever since the airline was bought by Bain Capital, but is now a go. Last week, bids were made and the company purported to have raised $685m, giving it a capitalisation of over $2bn. A date for the listing has not been set, but…
Just what are shares in escrow? And what happens when they are released? Essentially, escrow arrangements ensure that existing investors who backed a company going public are still backing the company and not just using the IPO as a mechanism to exit. At least in theory.
What are shares in escrow?
Shares in escrow at 'locked away'…
If you want to trade stocks on ASX, what's the best trading platform for ASX shares? Unfortunately, there is no one single answer to that question. Investors should consider a range of factors when selecting a trading platform. Let's find out which factors those are.
Factors investors should consider when deciding what the best trading platform…
If you want to invest in the world's biggest tech companies, you need to know about Dual class shares.Even if you want to stay at home, you still should know. Because if some individuals are to be believed, the prohibition on dual class is why Australia is missing out on the world's biggest tech companies…
More than a decade and a half since it was founded, Uber (NYSE:UBER) is finally a mature company. It has made its first and second annual profits, has either won or favourably settled all the wars it has been in, and has the right management team to take it to the next phase of growth.…
