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Here’s How To Buy an ASX IPO, And How To Judge Whether Or Not You Should Take the Plunge On Day 1!

With the ASX is shaping up for an unusually interesting IPO year in 2026, many investors are wondering how to buy an ASX IPO. In our market, there are early expectations centred on potential listings from Firmus, SkinKandy and BlackBull. These names sit in very different corners of the market, yet each has already generated…

ByNick SundichApril 29, 2026

The 50% CGT discount on shares: Here’s how it works, and if it is under threat

The 50% CGT discount on shares is one of the key mechanisms that helps investors keep as much of their cash as they have earned on their investments. We felt that it was time to write a stand-alone article about this in light of the inflation crisis and how it could lead to investors seeking…

ByNick SundichApril 28, 2026

How To Read a Balance Sheet As An Investor: The 7 Questions Prudent Investors Need to Ask!

Knowing how to read a balance sheet is a key skill investors need to know, because the balance sheet is the most underrated document in an annual report. Most new investors skip straight to earnings - perhaps not knowing how importance the balance sheet is or having an appreciate but not knowing how to read…

ByNick SundichApril 21, 2026

The Iran Ceasefire Rally Is On! But Investors Aren’t Responding In the Right Way

Add a new term to your vocabulary: The Iran Ceasefire Rally. The rally on the ASX yesterday, that saw our bourse rise over 2.5% in its best day in several months, occurred amidst a 2 week suspension of hostilities in Iran. And the ASX was not alone with Asian markets and North American futures rallying,…

ByNick SundichApril 9, 2026

The Latest Guzman y Gomez Trading Update Was Well Received! But Have Things Really Changed?

Almost every Guzman y Gomez trading update since it listed has resulted in volatile share price movements one way or the other. And today was no exception. But only weeks after falling 14% off the back of 1H26 results, today's Q3 sales figures sent shares up 20% in early trade. What's the story here? Have…

ByNick SundichApril 7, 2026

The Long Goodbye: Why Australian Active Fund Managers Are Running Out of Road

Australian Active Fund Managers are struggling, make no mistake. Hitting home the point yesterday were reports that Ox Capital Management — a boutique emerging markets specialist led by veteran investor Joseph Lai; had entered formal wind-up proceedings on March 27 2026. This wind up was not the first, and likely won't be the last. So each…

ByNick SundichApril 2, 2026

When Equity Analysts Go to War: 6 Times Stockpickers Fought Back Against Companies And What Happened Next!

The relationship between a public company and equity analysts covering it, in theory, one of productive scrutiny. In practice, it often looks far more adversarial. Companies control access to information, management time and investor relations resources, and when an analyst says something they don't like, the gloves come off. They get cut from briefings, frozen…

ByNick SundichApril 2, 2026

Here Are 6 Questions Investors Need To Ask About Their Portfolio To Get The Best Possible Returns!

There are hard questions investors need to ask about their portfolio every now and again, because anyone telling you there's such a thing as a 'set and forget' investment is wrong. Markets evolve, company fundamentals shift, and macro conditions change, yet many portfolios are left largely unchecked. The most rational approach is to periodically interrogate…

ByNick SundichMarch 31, 2026

The ASX’s Good Fame and Character Test: The Potential Listing of Oliver Curtis’ $6bn AI Company Firmus Meant A Clarification Was Needed

The ASX's Good Fame and Character Test is not new. But the possible listing of Oliver Curtis' Firmus meant investors are paying more attention than they otherwise would. You see, the Australian Securities Exchange does not let just anyone run a listed company. Before an entity joins its official list, the ASX requires that every director,…

ByNick SundichMarch 30, 2026

The Impact of The Iran War Extends Beyond Oil, And this ASX Company is the Poster Child for It!

It is easy to think the Impact of The Iran War is simply businesses in the oil space or that use oil in their operations (for instance freight businesses). Or by extension, companies in the 'consumer discretionary' space that find due to higher energy prices (and interest rates), that their goods are more discretionary than…

ByNick SundichMarch 25, 2026

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Here’s How To Buy an ASX IPO, And How To Judge Whether Or Not You Should Take the Plunge On Day 1!

The 50% CGT discount on shares: Here’s how it works, and if it is under threat

How To Read a Balance Sheet As An Investor: The 7 Questions Prudent Investors Need to Ask!

The Iran Ceasefire Rally Is On! But Investors Aren’t Responding In the Right Way

The Latest Guzman y Gomez Trading Update Was Well Received! But Have Things Really Changed?

The Long Goodbye: Why Australian Active Fund Managers Are Running Out of Road

When Equity Analysts Go to War: 6 Times Stockpickers Fought Back Against Companies And What Happened Next!

Here Are 6 Questions Investors Need To Ask About Their Portfolio To Get The Best Possible Returns!

The ASX’s Good Fame and Character Test: The Potential Listing of Oliver Curtis’ $6bn AI Company Firmus Meant A Clarification Was Needed

The Impact of The Iran War Extends Beyond Oil, And this ASX Company is the Poster Child for It!

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