Investing 101

Dividend reinvestment plans can offer solid benefits to investors, especially those building wealth over the longer term. But there are downsides.

A major trend has been securing rare earth supplies outside of China. That’s good news for Australia.

The 91-year old’s often contradictory quotes bely a strong central message; regularly taking stock of your portfolio is a highly valuable habit.

Analysts trim expectations after a long period of fundie underperformance.

Crypto is the second most common product held by Australian investors.

The nation’s biggest bank announced a $9.6 billion cash profit for FY22, an 11 per cent improvement on FY22. What does that mean for you?

Consumer confidence is at crisis levels, but households aren’t acting to change spending patterns.

Despite the widespread damage caused by Covid-19, the crisis accelerated the pace of technological advancements along with our ability to adapt to the latest changes. A survey by McKinsey & Co found that Covid-19 sped up the adoption of digital technologies by several years.

With US quarterly reporting season nearly wrapped up, the trend is showing that earnings were better than expected this quarter.

In the latest quarterly data for FY22, both Perpetual and Pendal Group recorded fund outflows of $4.0 billion, Magellan lost $5.2 billion and US$11.9 billion exited Janus Henderson. GQG Partners was the one shining light, recording inflows of US$2.8 billion.

Following the reopening of global markets post-Covid, there was a sudden change in macro-economic conditions caused by massive stimulus spending and supply constraints. Central bankers were caught asleep at the wheel, but are now starting to talk tough.

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s forecast on rate rises was completely wrong. It’s time the RBA owned up and apologised to households.