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Jan 2025

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What stocks do politicians invest in? Here’s how you can find out where they’ve put their cash!

What stocks do politicians invest in? Is it possible to know? Can politicians own shares at all? Yes and yes to the latter two questions. But the first question is…

ByNick Sundich

Dec 2024

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Australian mortgage brokers write 75% of loans – here’s why that’s important to bank investors

Think of Australian mortgage brokers and the famous Aussie ads that concluded with John Symond's catchphrase, 'At Aussie, we'll save you!' Indeed they can save borrowers, because they (theoretically) shop around…

ByNick Sundich

Oct 2024

Bank Stocks Education Stocks

If negative gearing is wound back, could it hurt ASX bank stocks?

Negative gearing is a contentious topic and Australians are heavily divided on it. What is negative gearing? Why is it in the headlines again? It is a strategy that allows investors…

ByNick Sundich

Oct 2024

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Here are 5 companies that use an October to September financial year, and are reporting FY24 results soon

If you thought reporting season was done and dusted for all companies, you'd be wrong - because some companies use an October to September financial year. And these companies will…

ByNick Sundich

May 2024

Bank Stocks Financials

Net Interest Margin: What is this important metric and which bank stocks have the highest?

Investors focused on the banking and financials sectors will commonly hear the term Net Interest Margin (NIM). In this article, we recap what it is, why it is important and…

ByNick Sundich

Feb 2024

Bank Stocks

Westpac cops another penalty for Unconscionable Conduct – should you avoid Westpac shares as a consequence?

Owning shares in a Big 4 Bank, including Westpac shares, presents the risk of your stock running afoul of regulators. This happened to Westpac (ASX:WBC) and not for the first…

ByUjjwal Maheshwari

Oct 2023

Bank Stocks

Is the $173m Westpac impairment something investors need to worry about?

Not for the first time this decade, investors awoke on Thursday to the news of a $173m Westpac impairment. Westpac shares did not fluctuate much yesterday, but they are down over…

ByNick Sundich

Aug 2023

Bank Stocks

Which Big Bank stock will win the mortgage wars?

The average home owner paying down a home loan would think the term 'mortgage wars' would allude to their struggle to keep up with repayments. But it is actually a thing…

ByNick Sundich

May 2023

Financials

The major banks assert times are tough, but they’re still making bumper profits. Are they right to cry poor?

The major banks (The Big 4 - ANZ, CBA, Westpac and NAB - to be specific) all released 1HY23 results or 3Q23 trading updates in the past week. All of them…

ByNick Sundich

Apr 2022

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Can Westpac (ASX: WBC) make a strong comeback in 2022?

Westpac is Australia’s oldest bank, but not its most agile Westpac (ASX: WBC) is one of Australia's so-called "Big Four" Banks – the oldest, having begun in 1817, and the…

ByNick Sundich

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What stocks do politicians invest in? Here’s how you can find out where they’ve put their cash!

Australian mortgage brokers write 75% of loans – here’s why that’s important to bank investors

If negative gearing is wound back, could it hurt ASX bank stocks?

Here are 5 companies that use an October to September financial year, and are reporting FY24 results soon

Net Interest Margin: What is this important metric and which bank stocks have the highest?

Westpac cops another penalty for Unconscionable Conduct – should you avoid Westpac shares as a consequence?

Is the $173m Westpac impairment something investors need to worry about?

Which Big Bank stock will win the mortgage wars?

The major banks assert times are tough, but they’re still making bumper profits. Are they right to cry poor?

Can Westpac (ASX: WBC) make a strong comeback in 2022?

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