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Unconventional wisdom: This hot investment is a hard no from me
A flood of new money and a narrative that is too good to be true.
Unconventional wisdom: This hot investment is a hard no from me
Unconventional wisdom: This hot investment is a hard no from me
stocks
An ASX pick that hedge fund billionaire Sir Chris Hohn probably wouldn’t hate

An ASX pick that hedge fund billionaire Sir Chris Hohn probably wouldn’t hate

Sir Chris isn’t your average hedge fund manager. Most ASX companies probably wouldn’t fit his investing criteria, but this one might come close.
markets
Will Bitcoin fall back below $100,000?

Will Bitcoin fall back below $100,000?

As the cryptocurrency pulls back from its record high, market watchers are following it closely.
personal-finance
Transitioning to a ‘grown up’ portfolio

Transitioning to a ‘grown up’ portfolio

What do you do when you have made investments in the past that you no longer believe in?
stocks
Qantas earns fair value upgrade

Qantas earns fair value upgrade

The changes come after the carrier winds up the Jetstar Asia division.
stocks
Ask the analyst: Can Fineos emulate WiseTech’s niche success?

Ask the analyst: Can Fineos emulate WiseTech’s niche success?

In the life insurance software industry, growth requires patience. Shaun Ler thinks this ASX listed firm is positioned to win.
personal-finance
How to weigh up companies after a big share price fall

How to weigh up companies after a big share price fall

A renowned investment thinker suggests six questions you should ask after a major stock drawdown.

Market valuation

  • Undervalued
  • Overvalued

Market movers

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Markets

Index
Last price
% Change
All Ordinaries8,775.000.05%
CAC 407,742.240.75%
DAX 4023,699.120.78%
Dow JONES (US)42,527.390.78%
FTSE 1008,875.220.28%
HKSE24,060.990.70%
NASDAQ19,696.501.49%
Nikkei 22538,311.331.26%
NZX 50 Index12,690.131.09%
S&P 5006,032.860.94%
S&P/ASX 2008,548.400.01%
SSE Composite Index3,388.730.35%
personal-finance
Future Focus: What are you giving up by sending your kids to private school?

Future Focus: What are you giving up by sending your kids to private school?

A listener requested exploration of optimising saving for education costs, and the opportunity costs of higher education expenses.
personal-finance
Future Focus: Buying a home out of reach? Try these financial goals instead.

Future Focus: Buying a home out of reach? Try these financial goals instead.

A framework to understand what you want from life and therefore your finances.
personal-finance
Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy

Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy

An exploration of strategic and tactical allocation, and an alternative way to use Core/Satellite.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: Add certainty to your retirement

Unconventional wisdom: Add certainty to your retirement

What a trip to Monte Carlo can teach you about having a more secure retirement. 
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Are passive ETFs leading to lower returns?

Unconventional wisdom: Are passive ETFs leading to lower returns?

Does a study showing investors that own passive products get lower returns mean John Bogle was wrong?
stocks
Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Rigid definitions of income and growth shares may be holding investors back.
personal-finance
Bookworm: Lessons from Buffett’s behaviour in a long bear market

Bookworm: Lessons from Buffett’s behaviour in a long bear market

Equity indices don’t often fall for several years in a row. Here is what Buffett did last time it happened.
personal-finance
Bookworm: This ASX name meets many of Terry Smith’s criteria

Bookworm: This ASX name meets many of Terry Smith’s criteria

Terry Smith is perhaps Britain’s best-known investor. How does he define a quality business?
personal-finance
Bookworm: An investing lesson from the world’s second richest man

Bookworm: An investing lesson from the world’s second richest man

When it comes to stocks, are you an owner or a renter?