And just like that, pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) seemingly comes through with the goods, announcing a 90% effective COVID-19 vaccine. Global markets rejoiced, punching the air in delight screaming ‘pandemic over’. First Joe Biden is elected, the US rejoices in happiness, and now this. It could not get any better. As Bob Marley would say,…
The last few months have been an IPO bonanza for investors after a flurry of small-cap tech companies listed on the ASX at a most opportune time. A recovery rally, together with a COVID-19 inspired move to digital, saw both the tech and healthcare sectors boom. Simple logic would tell you, that listing during a…
Investors ready themselves for Covid-normal And just like that, this crazy year is almost over. As we head into Christmas, Melburnians will breathe a sigh of relief after a marathon lockdown is lifted and the state readies for a “COVID-normal Christmas” – whatever that is. While markets largely shrugged off the COVID effect, it’s been…
If you’re looking for some generous dividend-paying stocks before the end of the year, you’ll find that the usual suspects – the banks, Telstra, and the real estate investment trusts (REITs) – have fallen in share price due to COVID-19, but that their dividend yields have remained quite high (although the REITs don’t offer franking)….
Neobank Douugh (ASX: DOU) shares are up 30% at the time of writing, and up a whopping 1100% after a successful backdoor listing on the ASX at 3c. Neobanks (or digital banks) are simply new app-based banks. No branches, no cash, and interaction entirely through a smartphone app. Although dubbed a neobank, Douugh is so…
The term balanced fund has been somewhat maligned after being the core product of insurance salesmen throughout the 70s and 80s to the catch all for high and low risk superannuation options it is today. Yet with uncertainty comes opportunity, and a new breed of ‘balanced fund’ is emerging. The All-Weather portfolio, run by Melbourne-based…
And just like that, Australia’s coking coal-exporting days could be numbered. This week, Australian coking coal exports ordered by Chinese steel mills were diverted away to other countries, and the mills told to stop buying Australian coking coal, joining Beijing’s restrictions on Chinese utilities buying thermal coal, which is used in electric power generation. It’s…
The venerable AT&T, with its beginnings traced back to Alexander Graham Bell in 1877, is the Telstra of the United States. It is the largest provider of mobile and fixed telephone services, not only in the US, but in the world, going by total revenue. AT&T also provides Pay-TV services through DirecTV. So, you could…
What ASX stocks to buy if Trump or Biden wins the Presidency? In last week’s article we explored the possibility of a Trump second-term presidency and a Biden Presidency. When it comes to politics, we keep opinions and views separate from investment decisions as they rarely add any great significance to the share market. In…
In a world of stockbrokers, financial planners, advisers, coaches, and wealth managers, who can you trust to invest your money? As a stockbroker that began fifteen years ago, I witnessed first-hand how the financial advice industry underwent significant changes caused by a long list of events such as the Global Financial Crisis, online broking, FOFA…
