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Morningstar Equity Research Analyst Jon Mills discusses the mining sector, including valuations, the commodities outlook, his top picks, and Morningstar’s coverage of this sector.

Australian shares are set to gain at the open, following increases in US stocks overseas. Utilities stocks continued to underperform but tech stocks climbed, helping to lift equity indexes.

Turn financial challenges at home into these teachable moments.

Bonds are potentially heading for a third straight year of losses, something that hasn't happened over the past 100 years. Is this the beginning of a decades-long bond bear market?

Morningstar recently raised the fair value estimate for the enterprise resource planning software provider

New academic research has found that the underperformance of fund managers can be partly explained by overconfidence leading to excessive risk taking.

Australian shares are positioned to open lower following a mixed day of trading in the US as investors struggle to interpret the strength of the economy, impact of rising oil prices and potential government shutdown.

Hint: It’s not about pursuing perfection.

Hybrids make up 10% of total major bank capital and changes could have ramifications. 

Australian shares are set to open lower as US stocks resume a downward trend amid worries surrounding the Fed’s rate plans. Rising treasury yields, a strengthening US dollar and consumer spending continue to drive investor concerns.\n 

When the economy slows, some assets are safer than others.

You might be a part of the ‘cult of never enough.’

Morningstar equity research initiates coverage on 3 ASX listed shares. 

Guzman y Gomez is one of many upcoming IPOs. Should investors get involved?

There has been a lot of investor excitement around Japan. It is the tip of a decades-long story.

Australian shares are poised to edge lower at market open. US stocks showed slight gains, breaking a four day losing streak and bond yields rising higher.

What the movie misses about the GameStop frenzy.

Key issues include rising bond yields and tech stock performance.

These companies from various corners of the globe are well positioned for the future.

Australian shares are set to slip at the start of the week, following continued losses in the US with investor sentiments low after the Fed signaled it may not be done cutting rates last week.

Narratives are important in investing, but we may not be doing ourselves any favours in clinging to misleading impressions.

The latest industry pulse report on the mining sector gives investors an insight into Morningstar’s top picks in the sector.

The potential for weight loss drugs to impact the sleep apnea giant has weighed on the share price, though Morningstar analyst Shane Ponraj thinks it’s overdone.

Morningstar’s Director of Equity Research Johannes Faul says the company has learned from the past year’s mistakes and should have better times ahead.

Australian shares are set to fall.

 The heyday of LICs is in the past, when issuers paid generous fees to brokers and advisers to put their clients into new structures. Most LICs now trade at a discount and more managers should change the structure.

The Morningstar LIC monthly report provides a snapshot of ASX-listed LICs, and whether they are trading at a premium or a discount to their net tangible assets (NTA).

The US tech bubble has driven the S&P 500's gains over the past 10 years, and here's why the rest of the world may be about to play catch-up.

Australian shares are set to slide after Wall Street closed lower on Fed intentions.

Retirement planning is complicated. Your retirement portfolio shouldn’t be.

Morningstar equity research analysts award the property exchange facilitator a wide moat.

We forecast global electric vehicle sales to quadruple by 2030.

Australian shares are set to open lower after a cautious day of trading on Wall Street.

By the time retirement savers realise the error of their ways, it may be too late

Australian shares are set to open lower despite a good day on US markets.

Want to invest in tomorrow’s high growth stocks? Global stock pickers assess the companies of the future.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 looks set to slide at the open amid a weak lead from US equities.

Morningstar's John Mills explores how China's economic slowdown is affecting commodity markets and discusses possible investment opportunities in this dynamic landscape.

Investors should watch for ripples across commodities and global inflation. Will there be a strong government policy response?

Warren Buffett’s behemoth has scaled back its sizable position in this technology stock.

Fixed income investors have seen yields soar and prices fall. Here we explain the dynamics of changing yield to maturity and duration—and the hunt for positive returns

Morningstar analysts assess winners and losers from sectors including retail, airlines and gambling.

Annika Bradley, Michael Malseed and Steven Le from Morningstar’s Manager Research team provides an overview of key investment themes, strategy ratings upgrades, downgrades and initiations, and category changes, following their sector review of global equ

Australian shares are set to jump higher as US stocks rallied after the latest data on retail and producer prices showed slow but steady growth.

Although investors should not aim only to minimise costs, fees eat into compounded returns over the long term. Markets are competitive and it is possible to invest a diversified portfolio for negligible cost.

Thomas Rowe Price Jnr shocked Wall Street in the mid-60s by presciently selling growth stocks and buying real assets. His warnings to growth investors then may be appliable today. 

Watch out for these red flags.

Contrarians have been rewarded in the past by taking the opposite view of the market. They’re looking to China now.

Australian shares are poised to edge lower following a choppy day of trading in the US.

Andrew Mitchell of Ophir Asset Management on the key rules of investing, some of the fund’s winners and losers, and where he's finding value now.

If you’re evaluating your portfolio, make sure you’re using a benchmark that reflects what you’re actually trying to see.

We discuss global debt and why investors should pay attention

Australian shares are set to edge lower following a pullback on tech stocks on Wall Street.

Morningstar analysts assess winners and losers from sectors including mining and energy.

It’s a Warren Buffett stock pick, too.

A look at which wins out based on recent stock performance.

Solid businesses in a particular sector that has been under pressure are poised for a better outlook compared with other companies.

The ASX is set to open higher this morning.

Breaking down which of the TikTok trend’s principles are valid and which ones to avoid.

Self-managed super funds are increasingly popular but are not right for everyone

What are some signs that you should sell a stock, plus a cheaper alternative to Tesla and Nvidia for you to buy right now.

The ASX is set to open higher this morning.

Alan Joyce delivered a massive profit turnaround for shareholders but has left the new CEO with major challenges.

The ASX is set to open slightly higher this morning.

As inflation continues to be a bugbear for investors, Morningstar has uncovered businesses that are well positioned in the challenged outlook.

Super reviews aggregate retirees into an impersonal number on a chart, but the 2,700 Australians who retire each week are undergoing a major change in their lives. Why and when do they retire and then what?

Australian shares are set to open lower.

We recently expanded our coverage with 2 ETFs earning Gold and Silver Medallist ratings.

Conventional wisdom and instincts may be guiding new investors in the wrong direction. Here are some lessons from investing in my 20s. 

Your 40s are the time to get serious about achieving financial independence. 

Your 50s are the time when many people can achieve financial freedom. 

Everyone’s definition of financial independence is different. We explore how to achieve the foundations of financial independence in three steps.

There has been a lot of investor excitement around Japan. It is the tip of a decades-long story.

The slowing economy shows in FY23 results; guidance for FY24 soft.

Schroders' Australian equity team say investors piling into tech stocks again are ignoring a turning point in markets.

Australian shares are set for a small opening loss.

It all depends on the inflation data.

Our monthly update detailing the short- and long-term performance of major indices.

Australian shares are set to fall.

Lessons from the Allianz and Evergrande scandals.

And what do our analysts think of the stocks?

Australian shares are set to rise following a solid week in US markets.

This narrow-moat US dividend-growth stock looks cheap to us.