This Month
How women beat men in picking stocks
Female investors who adopt higher-risk strategies are outperforming men, a study of wealthy Australian traders has found.
- Joanna Mather
September
Successful companies ‘inevitably’ targeted in China: GQG’s Rajiv Jain
The fund manager says state-owned companies are a better bet than private entrepreneurs, citing what happened to Alibaba as an example.
- Primrose Riordan
A robot beat Australia’s top fundies (but it still can’t count)
A three-month experiment comparing a portfolio of stocks chosen by ChatGPT and Bard delivered mixed results, and lessons for investors.
- Lucy Dean
August
Can you afford to retire early?
This couple plans to do it on $585,000, but the number will vary depending on what your goals and lifestyle are.
- Lucy Dean
July
Meet the 11 rising stars from fund management’s ambitious next gen
These next-generation fund managers have a talent for picking stocks and a passion for investing.
- Updated
- Emma Rapaport
June
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
This way of buying Aussie stocks is more likely to bring you winners
Sick of getting exposure to the biggest companies on the index and missing out on big gains from smaller players? This is how to avoid that over-exposure.
- Ben Smythe
Why genuine robo-advice remains a myth
Your financial adviser might already be dabbling in ChatGPT, but an AI-enabled advice experience still seems some way off.
- Matthew Smith
The AI stocks that offer smart investors opportunity
Nvidia, Microsoft, Salesforce, Adobe and Australian tech giant Canva are all flagged as businesses that can harness AI to improve products and grow profits.
- Tom Richardson
May
Ausbil chief’s top stock picks for a low growth market
Market veteran Paul Xiradis advocates for “well-managed” blue chips in a tough trading environment.
- Aleks Vickovich
The renewables tech everyone wants a piece of
Battery technology, both to facilitate large-scale energy use and for vehicle electrification, is where investors are looking for outsized returns.
- Matthew Smith
April
Strategies to save your portfolio when markets crash
Analysis of 12 equities plunges over 40 years shows what to do – and what to avoid – when the going gets rough.
- Duncan Hughes
January
Norway’s wealth fund loses 14pc as inflation, war hit markets
The world’s biggest single owner of equities lost more than $200 billion in 2022, its biggest loss since the 2008 financial crisis.
- Kari Lundgren
January
- Exclusive
- Investing
These market-beating fundies see boom times for oil and gas
Regal Resources’ 55 per cent return elevated it to the best Australian strategy in any category last year. This is how the top managers from Totus, 4D and Lazard beat the market.
- Updated
- Vesna Poljak
APRA turns screws on property funds in super
The ‘massive’ performance gap caused by static valuations between listed and unlisted funds is alarming investors and regulators.
- Duncan Hughes
December 2022
Surging school fees cost more than a second house
Worried about how you’ll pay fees in 2023? Here are some strategies to help.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why the ETF surge explains the woes at Perpetual, Magellan
Active equity fund managers employing highly paid stock pickers are facing tough times because they can’t match the surging inflows at exchange-traded funds.
- Tony Boyd
November 2022
Do super funds hold the key to ending homelessness?
Charities and the government want to deploy some of the $3.3 trillion in superannuation assets to social infrastructure such as housing. But roadblocks remain.
- Aleks Vickovich
- Analysis
- Energy
‘Clever,’ ‘personable’ and ‘savvy’: how bankers see Origin’s Perkins
They kept it under wraps for weeks, now Chairman Scott Perkins and the Origin board are on the brink of pulling off the year’s largest deal.
- Aaron Weinman
October 2022
Angry retirees slam ‘obscene’ changes to retirement income
The federal government is accused of undermining self-funded retirees with two changes to capital raisings and franking credits in a month, despite election promises the system would not be changed.
- Updated
- Duncan Hughes
July 2022
Perpetual’s Thomas Rice goes hunting for tech wreck stocks
The Global Innovation Share Fund portfolio manager is focused on software-as-a-service companies, which he says are below fair value.
- Jessica Sier
