Hear the term 'Activist investors' and you might think of GetUp, the progressive activist group that forced Woolworths to hold an EGM in 2014 in an attempt to limit the maximum bets on poker machines to $1. Or perhaps even of ESG-focused fundies like Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF). The reality is a lot more complicated and…
Education Stocks
Each reporting season, we like to recap some of the best annual results on the ASX and some of the worst as well. Amidst all the companies, it is easy for investors to get lost amidst the mire of information. And so we like to single out particular companies that impressed and others that did…
Here are 5 ASX Indices other than the ASX 200!
ASX All Ordinaries
The All Ordinaries is an indice that is actually older than the ASX 200, established back in 1979. At the time, the ASX was seeking to move away from regional indices and to establish one indice to measure the movement of the…
ASX Reporting Season is almost upon us once again. It is the most important time of the year for investors, a time many reconsider if their thesis still holds, many choose to buy into a stock or sell, some will receive dividends (either expectedly or unexpectedly) whilst others will be disappointed. While you may not…
Have you ever heard the term Dogs of the ASX? It can either allude to the worst stocks in the ASX generally, or perhaps the investment strategy of buying these worst performing shares at the start of a new year (either a calendar or financial year), thinking they will rebound.
Many will be considering this strategy,…
It is a New Financial Year, so it's time to outline 11 Top ASX Stocks to Buy in FY26. Why 11 you might ask? Because 11 is the number of 'GICS' (Global Industry Classification Sectors) on the ASX, and we're picking one from each sector.
Our 11 Top ASX Stocks to Buy in FY26!
Energy: Ampol…
Israel’s strikes on Iran, and the subsequent responses, led to the typical "risk off" moves professional investors usually make when faced with uncertainty. But what exactly does "risk off" mean and how relevant is it for retail investors? Should you be risk off too or should you ride out geopolitical uncertainty?
Few would've predicted Israel would've…
Addressing the ASX decline is a question that has been considered for many months now. In 2023-24, more companies left the ASX in the past 2 years than any 2 year period since the 1990s recession - whether being brought out by private equity or a big industry player, delisting to a penny stock exchange…
Donald Trump's attempts to restrict foreign students at Harvard just shows what IDP Education (ASX:IEL) has been grappling with since late 2021.
At that time, students were restricted from travel, and so enrollments dipped, but the hope was that things would get back to normal. And the irony is that IDP (despite dipping during the Corona…
The big news for Australian investors this week isn't rate cuts or what Trump may or may not do on tariffs, but that the Canadian Securities Exchange is buying the NSX. This is because Australia might finally have a legitimate secondary exchange - in our view, if not now, then it never will.
Before we go…
