Investing 101

The team at Plato Investment Management is confident the year ahead is going to be a good one. Global shares are tipped to rise, following what was a strong 2021.  The team recently released a report showing that dividend income was on the rise. According to the report, “North America & Japan were relatively flat,…

I think this ASX share market decline is a good opportunity to buy some leading stocks at much cheaper prices. Share prices do fall from time to time. But it’s rare for most businesses to see a decline all at the same time. In other words, the share market can be a good time to buy…

It didn’t take long for Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT) to pounce in 2022, with management announcing that it would be acquiring video game producer Activision Blizzard (NYSE:ATVI) for US$68.7 billion. Naturally, the news sent Activision’s share price jumping, in what was otherwise and extremely difficult market for all things technology. With a market capitalisation of over US$2…

Blockchain is probably the biggest trend of this era. It’s hot right now and its exciting. Blockchain is the technology that underpins all cryptocurrency. It’s the digitally distributed, decentralised, public ledger that exists across a network. But Blockchain is no longer only relevant to cryptocurrency and can be used across a number of services. These…

HUB24 (ASX:HUB) – Shares in the leading wealth management platform are rising on the back of record second-quarter net inflows of $3.6 billion. This includes $349 million moved to the new Rhythm Super product, a private-label wealth management platform owned by Insignia (ASX: IFL), the former IOOF. The strong quarter means the group is now…

Block (ASX:SQ2), the purchaser of Afterpay, has finally landed on the ASX. The shares (actually CHESS depositary instruments, or CDIs) started trading last Friday on a deferred settlement basis. This is the endgame of the process that began last August, when Block (then named Square, Inc.) and Afterpay announced the agreed takeover of Afterpay by…

ASX dividend share investors can take comfort in the fact that falling share prices are leading to better opportunities. When share prices fall, not only does that make a business cheaper, but it also has the bonus effect of boosting the yield for income-focused investors. With some of the best ASX dividend shares seeing dropping prices, the…

A weekend filled with responding to client concerns about the threat of a bear market and significant selloff for equities in the months to come has me questioning the premise of the concerns. Sifting through the financial press, fund manager updates and economist forecasts, and there seems to be consensus that 2022 is the year…

Leading independent, full-service financial services firm, Canaccord Genuity, has released its “Top Australian Stock Picks for 2022”. The publication is a collection of Canaccord’s top 26 stock picks across a diverse group of sectors including Metals and Mining, EV Materials, Energy, Mining Services, Sustainability, Software and Services, Internet, Telecommunications, Retail, Beverages, Health Care and Wealth…

Everyone involved in the share market understands – or should understand – that pricing an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. The underwriters or lead managers are trying to ascertain what the market will pay: they will test the marketability of the company by discreetly querying major investors on how much they…

Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) shares have fallen 12% in morning trade after providing a second-quarter business update. Today’s selling in the cloud infrastructure provider has been amplified by a broader tech sell-off on the NASDAQ 100 overnight, which fell 2.57%. Annualised revenue now $110 million Key financial highlights from the second quarter (Q2) ending December 31 include: Monthly recurring revenue…

The Redbubble Ltd (ASX: RBL) share price just hit a 52-week low of $2.99. Is the e-commerce ASX share now a buy? Redbubble is an online retailer of a large number of different products (such as clothes, stationery, phone cases and so on) that have cool designs on them which have been created by artists. What’s going…