RBA holds tight: Stocks rally
James Gerrish
March 19, 2024
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.36% to 7,703.20.
How advisers can add value beyond the index
Tom Wickenden
March 19, 2024
Investment Strategist Tom Wickenden of Betashares tells us there could be significant advantages to including some low-cost equity beta such as Betashares Australian Quality ETF (ASX: AQLT) and Betashares Global Cash Flow Kings ETF (ASX: CFLO) in client portfolios. But how do you add value beyond tracking the broad index?
Playing with fire: The dangers of chasing hot trends
Patrick Poke
March 19, 2024
Content Director Patrick Poke of Betashares explores the risks associated with impulsively reacting to investment trends fuelled by media hype, and explain why prudent asset selection, diversification, and maintaining a composed approach are essential for long-term investment success.
Stocks in a holding pattern ahead of Central Bank meetings
James Gerrish
March 18, 2024
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.072% to 7,675.80.
Why we own Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Darren Katz
March 18, 2024
Darren Katz of TAMIM Asset Management explains why they own Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), what makes Microsoft such a valuable company, and how Microsoft recently eclipsed Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the world’s most valuable company. Is Microsoft share price a buy today?
Hot stuff
David Bassanese
March 18, 2024
Here’s the current market update by David Bassanese, Chief Economist of Betashares: The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) is down 2.3% after a 1.3% gain in the previous week, and the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) is down 0.1% after a 0.3% loss in the previous week.
Top 3 small-cap picks by Seneca (and one fundie darling we’re avoiding)
Luke Laretive
March 18, 2024
Luke Laretive, CEO & Portfolio Manager, of Seneca Financial Solutions talks about GQG Partners Inc (ASX: GQG), Fiducian Group Ltd (ASX: FID), and RPMGlobal Holdings Ltd (ASX: RUL) as their top 3 small-cap picks; and Audinate Group Ltd (ASX: AD8), one ASX share they are avoiding. Are these share prices a buy today?
Income investing: The big trap
Marcus Padley
March 18, 2024
Marcus Padley of Marcus Today says that there are income stocks, and there are stocks with high yields. What is the difference between income stocks, and stocks with high yields?
Miners up, banks down on local market
James Dunn
March 15, 2024
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index on Thursday finished 15.8 points, or 0.2 per cent, weaker at 7,713.6, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) dropped 15.5 points, also 0.2 per cent, at 7,974.0.
RBA holds tight: Stocks rally
March 19, 2024
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.36% to 7,703.20.
How advisers can add value beyond the index
March 19, 2024
Investment Strategist Tom Wickenden of Betashares tells us there could be significant advantages to including some low-cost equity beta such as Betashares Australian Quality ETF (ASX: AQLT) and Betashares Global Cash Flow Kings ETF (ASX: CFLO) in client portfolios. But how do you add value beyond tracking the broad index?
Playing with fire: The dangers of chasing hot trends
March 19, 2024
Content Director Patrick Poke of Betashares explores the risks associated with impulsively reacting to investment trends fuelled by media hype, and explain why prudent asset selection, diversification, and maintaining a composed approach are essential for long-term investment success.
Stocks in a holding pattern ahead of Central Bank meetings
March 18, 2024
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.072% to 7,675.80.
Why we own Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT)
March 18, 2024
Darren Katz of TAMIM Asset Management explains why they own Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), what makes Microsoft such a valuable company, and how Microsoft recently eclipsed Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the world’s most valuable company. Is Microsoft share price a buy today?
Hot stuff
March 18, 2024
Here’s the current market update by David Bassanese, Chief Economist of Betashares: The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) is down 2.3% after a 1.3% gain in the previous week, and the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) is down 0.1% after a 0.3% loss in the previous week.
Top 3 small-cap picks by Seneca (and one fundie darling we’re avoiding)
March 18, 2024
Luke Laretive, CEO & Portfolio Manager, of Seneca Financial Solutions talks about GQG Partners Inc (ASX: GQG), Fiducian Group Ltd (ASX: FID), and RPMGlobal Holdings Ltd (ASX: RUL) as their top 3 small-cap picks; and Audinate Group Ltd (ASX: AD8), one ASX share they are avoiding. Are these share prices a buy today?
Income investing: The big trap
March 18, 2024
Marcus Padley of Marcus Today says that there are income stocks, and there are stocks with high yields. What is the difference between income stocks, and stocks with high yields?
Miners up, banks down on local market
March 15, 2024
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index on Thursday finished 15.8 points, or 0.2 per cent, weaker at 7,713.6, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) dropped 15.5 points, also 0.2 per cent, at 7,974.0.
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