Archer Materials (ASX:AXE) has long attracted intrigue as the only ASX company in quantum computing, although there is far more to the company than that. In the past couple of years, it has been working on a second technology (Biochip) that could come to market sooner than its quantum computing chip 12CQ.
Significant progress has been…
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There are plenty of ways a stock can be hit, but broker downgrades can be amongst the most contentious.
What are broker downgrades?
This is when brokerage firms lower their rating on a stock, usually moving from ratings such as 'buy' to 'hold/neutral', or from 'hold/neutral' to 'sell'. In almost all cases, the price target changes…
There are plenty of tax deductions for stock investors to claim, they just need to be aware of them! Although tax time is not until the start of the new financial year, it cannot hurt for investors to know at any time of year. Because come July 1, it will be too late for investors…
Are you invested in zombie companies? You could well be without even knowing it and you need to get out if this is the case.
But what are zombie companies and how do you know if you're invested in one?
What are Zombie companies?
Zombie companies are firms with core operations that are insolvent, but continue to…
How to prepare your portfolio for a recession? While we cannot comment on individual investors' portfolio, there are some strategies that all investors can employ to mitigate risks. Preparing your stock portfolio for a recession involves strategic adjustments to mitigate risk and safeguard your investments. Many of these should be employed in good economic times too,…
We're taking a look at ASX explorers with farm-in agreements with major miners in place. Because while there are hundreds of small cap explorers with the odds stacked against them, investors may be more confident in companies that have partnered with major miners.
Yes, it may just be penny change for major miners to get involved,…
When Oceana Lithium (ASX:OCN) went public on ASX in July 2022, hopes were high for another major lithium discovery in Brazil. That Latin American country seemed to be on the cusp of a lithium boom thanks in part to Sigma Lithium (TSX-V: SGML) and its massive Grota do Cirilo project in the southeastern state of…
Spin out companies come into existence whenever a company decides to separate a division from the parent company into a new company. In creating spin-out companies, the hope is that greater value can be created for the assets that are being spun off. But do spin-out companies work out for investors in the long-run?
4 factors to determine…
The name pandemic stocks is one you might not have heard for a while, with the pandemic well behind us. However, many of us remember that there were several stocks that had a short-term benefit, only to see it dry up almost as fast as the heavens opened in the first place.
But others saw a…
One of the best ways to make money from stocks is from so-called rebound stocks. By this we mean stocks that have fallen, but recover lost ground and sometimes end up higher than they were before.
The risk with this strategy is that companies actually aren't turning around, and any movement is just a 'dead cat…
