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The world is largely open for travel. As vaccination rates peak, governments across the globe are managing to contain COVID-19 and relax border restrictions. Travel in China, however, is heavily compromised by COVID restrictions. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), “North American and European international traffic rebounded to -42% of their 2019 peaks…

I believe there are a few ASX blue-chip shares that have better futures than the market is giving credit. Every business on the ASX (and other global stock exchanges) has a share price. That share price has expectations built into it – the future profit margins, how much revenue could grow, market share, potential dividends,…

ETF Securities and 21Shares have confirmed the launch of Australia’s first Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds ( ETFs), allowing local investors to invest in both cryptocurrencies. According to a press announcement, the leading provider of exchange-traded funds will launch two funds offering simple and cost-effective access to cryptocurrency investments. They are: ETFS 21Shares Bitcoin ETF…

The new-generation wealth management platforms, Praemium (ASX:PPS), HUB24 (ASX:HUB) and Netwealth (ASX:NWL) are once again gaining ground, with all three players delivering record net inflows over the March quarter of 2022; in stark contrast to the active funds management sector, which is seeing the opposite trend.   Leading the pack was HUB24 (ASX:HUB), which posted…

With slowly moving into the distance, a myriad of negative pressures have created an inflationary outlook shaped by historically high levels of Government stimulus spending, rising interest rates and supply chain disruptions. The ongoing war in Ukraine has only exacerbated existing headwinds. The rapid onset of inflation has caught many advisers off-guard. It means that…

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) has long been admired for its track record of exceptional shareholder returns. If you invested $10,000 in 1984, it would be now worth $7.1 million compared to just $492,000 if invested in the index. But with the Wesfarmers share price down 27% from its high, now is a good time to…

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man has declared publicly his intention to take private Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Last week Musk sent a $43.4 billion ($54.20 per share) offer to the Twitter Board to buy the remaining 91% of the business he doesn’t already own. The Board is yet to officially respond. Instead, it has since…

Cathie Wood, the chief investment officer, founder and head of ARK Invest, the specialist new-economy house, is often spoken of as the Warren Buffett of innovation, fintech, new tech and clean energy – despite a 60%-plus slump in the price of the firm’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE Arca: ARKK) from its 2021 peak. But…

The recent earnings season triggered a market rotation out of high-flying growth stocks such as Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) and Kogan (ASX:KGN), back into cyclical energy/commodity stocks such as Woodside Petroleum (ASX:WPL) and Iluka (ASX:ILU). Many of these Covid-winners, stocks that did exceptionally well during Covid, had an extremely poor time adjusting back to pre-Covid levels…

Surging home property prices, that have moved property to unaffordable levels partly due to decades of falling interest rates, are often blamed on the wealthy property investors who drive prices higher. But this myth has now been busted. According to BMT Tax Depreciation, Australia’s leading supplier of tax depreciation schedules, investors are not the driving…

2022 could be a good time to start investing in ASX shares for beginners. There has been a lot of declines on the ASX share market, so there’s plenty of opportunities. Over the long-term, I think that ASX shares can produce good results. But shares can see some major volatility in the short-term. I see…

Value managers are seeing somewhat of a renaissance in 2022; at the very least, those which have been overweight underperforming materials, financials and traditional cyclical companies have done exceptionally well. Platinum Asset Management (ASX:PTM) remains one of Australia’s most well-known value managers, but the last decade has not been easy for the firm. In fact,…