This time last year, BWX Limited was a small-cap fundie favourite, growing a portfolio of skincare brands including Sukin, Nourished Life, Andalou Naturals, Flora & Fauna and Mineral Fusion. Today, it’s a pariah. Here are three lessons every investor can take away from the downfall of BWX.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index is considered to be one of the benchmark Australian indexes. Most will know what the index represents. However, the composition, such as sector and company weightings, may surprise even seasoned investors.
Legendary investor Ray Dalio has warned against believing all will be well if central banks simply increase interest rates to get inflation under control.
Three new tiers will be added to Queensland’s coal royalty structure from July 1 as the Palaszczuk government attempts to take a bigger slice of the recent spike in coal prices.
After initially soaring as high as $161, the Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (ASX: DMP) share price has crashed back to earth. So why has the market turned sour on Domino’s?
With markets taking a battering, inflation soaring and central banks accelerating interest rate rises, it’s no easy task finding places to invest (or hide) on the ASX. One such company thought to thrive in economic downturns is Credit Corp Group Limited.
The REA Group Limited share price has slumped 37% in 2022 and now trades below its pre-pandemic levels. With the share price approaching $100, investors are asking if now is the time to buy, hold, or sell?
Fast fashion jewellery shouldn’t be a lucrative market. Yet Lovisa Holdings Ltd has grown sales by 30% per annum for the past decade, with its store count increasing 12-fold. Over 70% of its outlets now reside outside Australia, with an ambitious plan to take its success across Europe and North America.
If there was one word to summarise the relationship between the big four banks and interest rates, it would be volatile. In March, the banks rallied after the Reserve Bank of Australia shifted its dovish rhetoric and signalled imminent rate rises to combat inflation. Now with the RBA acting on those increases by most recently passing a 50 basis point increase, big four shares are tumbling over themselves.
With food supply under immense pressure, prices have subsequently increased rapidly leading to agriculture companies going through somewhat of a purple patch. And with no imminent solution to the shortage insight, one way to capitalise on this opportunity is via the BetaShares Global Agriculture Companies ETF.
