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The ASX is demutualised: Here is why that is a good thing
The ASX is demutualised and it has been since 1998. At the time, it was the first in the world…
Should I trade CFDs? Only if you’re comfortable with the extreme risk
Should I trade CFDs? CFDs (contracts for difference) are a powerful trading tool that allow retail investors to speculate on…
ASX v US stocks: 5 things we’d like to see the ASX learn from Wall Street
The ASX v US stocks debate is a common one among Australian investors – which exchange will generate better returns?…
What is shareholder dilution and when is it a good thing?
With the ASX hosting more small-cap companies than large ones, the concept of shareholder dilution is one that investors should…
Many stocks have investor relations personnel. How can you judge their success or failure?
Many listed companies will have people dedicated to investor relations – either in-house staff or outside personnel from dedicated firms.…
Demergers … The 5 most famous break ups!
Demergers are a common organisational restructuring tactic listed companies undertake. In this article we look at why companies undertake them…
Most ASX companies are in a blackout period right now – here’s what it means
ASX companies that use either the calendar year or July 1-June 30 year as their financial year are currently in…
How to rebuild your wealth after a divorce? Here are 5 key steps
How to rebuild your wealth after a divorce? It can be a daunting and overwhelming task. However, it doesn’t have to…
Why do some companies capitalise expenses such as R&D? Should investors even care?
There’s plenty of accounting plays companies can make and one of them is to capitalise expenses. To capitalise expenses (particularly…
Clinical trial stages: Here are the 4 big hurdles that biotechs need to overcome
A biotech wanting to bring a drug or product to market has to clear various Clinical trial stages. In this…
Chinese tourists in Australia: Will they ever return in their pre-COVID 19 numbers or will tourist operators be left distraught?
Chinese tourists in Australia were important to Australia’s economy pre-pandemic. Spending peaked at $12.4bn annually. Six months since China re-opened,…
How do interest rates affect stocks? Here are the 3 big ways
How do interest rates affect stocks? That’s a question that is particularly pertinent with interest rates being hiked at the…
Here are 4 of the most famous ASX corporate collapses in history and what you can learn from them
ASX corporate collapses – they can and do happen. No stock is immortal. Some survive longer than others – but…
What is an asset impairment? And is it really that bad a kick in the guts as some investors think?
You may have heard companies announce an impairment of particular assets. This is typically perceived by investors as bad news,…
The FIRB … Who is the Foreign Investment Review Board and why do they kill great deals?
Investors may or may not know the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), but those who do might know it for…
The Humm saga showed ASIC has significant powers
At the end of last month, ASIC dropped a bombshell on Humm (ASX:HUM) and its investors. For roughly 24 hours, the…
It is Confession Season: Here is why investors need to be particularly alert in FY23
It is Confession Season in the Australian share market. Companies will commonly provide guidance towards their annual results and it…
Should you buy Qantas shares? Here are 5 reasons why the company thinks you should
Should you buy Qantas shares? On one hand, there’s the common mantra that investors should never buy airlines, not to mention…
Will crypto recover in 2023? And if so, is now the right time for investors to get in?
Will crypto recover? Investors have asked this question for several months. Some have been wanting to get in, but have been…
Is $100 or more an expensive share price? Here’s why it’s not
With few ASX companies with share prices over $100, you’d be forgiven for thinking it is an expensive share price. Overseas,…
5 of the worst ASX IPOs in the last decade!
Earlier this week, we wrote about the best ASX IPOs and now we’re writing about the worst ASX IPOs in…
Is investing in ASX international companies more challenging than domestic companies in 2023?
Investing in ASX international companies is eerily similar to investing in domestic companies. After all, you buy and sell shares…
Should you really ‘Sell in May and go away’? Here’s why we think that theory is nonsense
Have you ever heard of the saying ‘sell in May and go away’? It is probably better if you haven’t.…
The Baltic Dry Index: What does it track and why has it dropped >30% in 12 months?
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is an index you may not have heard of, but you should have. In this article,…
Why have food delivery stocks been dud investments despite brutal consumer demand during COVID-19?
During the height of the COVID pandemic, we couldn’t dine out so we turned to food delivery companies – including…
Here are 4 factors that determine how much time spent monitoring a portfolio is ideal to generate top returns
Monitoring a portfolio is an important task for any investor, but just how much time is appropriate? Certainly, whatever your…
The 4 key differences between West Texas Intermediate and Brent oil
Brent and West Texas Intermediate are two of the world’s most popular benchmarks for crude oil pricing. But what are…
Here are 6 investment strategies. Which one is right for you?
Investment strategies are important for any investor, regardless of the size of their portfolio. But what are some of the…
Why buying Australian Cash ETFs makes sense for investors
What are Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)? ETFs are funds that track the performance of specific indexes or assets and seek…
The Top-5 books on investing you should read to boost your returns in 2021
1 January 2021 Some months ago the team at Stocks Down Under were looking for a Staff Writer for…
How to be a good contrarian investor
Tuesday 22 December 2020 Yesterday we looked at the recent track record of the team at Stocks Down Under…
Directors’ share trades – a great indicator for the rest of us
Thursday 17 December 2020 Listed companies these days are complicated things. The technology, the products, the markets and even…
Men are from BHP, Women are from Afterpay
16 December 2020 There’s an interesting story near the end of Rocket Boys, Homer Hickam’s 1998 memoir of his…
Investing during the Corona crisis
24 March 2020 We don’t have to tell you that for most people right now the world seems to be…
Market trouble spots to avoid in 2020
15 January 2020 Everyone likes a good bull market, and in Australia you could say that for over a decade…
Investing in the Year of the Rat
12 January 2020 The new Lunar Year 2020 is the Year of the Rat. In this article we look at…
2020, the Golden Year
12 January 2020 As we all know, when there’s trouble in the world, the price of gold naturally spikes. So,…
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