Paul Rickard

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Questions of the Week (14 November 2024)

Commonwealth Bank keeps hitting record highs. Who is buying it and pushing the price up? With Mr Trump returning to the Whitehouse, is it a good time to buy ETFs with a strong focus on American companies? Are the brokers still bullish on uranium miner Paladin (PDN) following its downgrade of production guidance? Why are people so bullish about Bitcoin?

November 14, 2024 · 3 min read

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Which (expensive) bank?

Here’s my position in relation to the question about how to play the banks going forward.

November 11, 2024 · 6 min read

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Questions of the Week (7 November 2024)

If I based my SMSF on investing in ETFs, how much would I allocate to each asset class? What is your view on Ramsay Health Care - is it a buy, or one to leave with the keeper? What do the brokers think Of Macquarie Group? What is the last day to buy NAB shares and get the latest fully franked dividend of 85c?

November 7, 2024 · 3 min read

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Our portfolios pullback as market takes a breather

In this article, I look at how our two model portfolios have performed so far in 2024. To do so, we’ll start by examining how the overall market has fared.

November 4, 2024 · 4 min read

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Questions of the Week (31 October 2024)

What is the “trimmed mean” inflation rate and why is this higher than annual CPI? I am not particularly happy about Myer acquiring Just Jeans and other brands from Solomon Lew, do I get any say in it? Why did Woolworths share price get crunched yesterday? Zip has been on a bit of a tear...do the major brokers think there is more upside?

October 31, 2024 · 2 min read

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Our big LICs are super cheap

The big broad-based listed investment companies are currently super cheap, trading at material discounts to their NTA (net tangible asset value). Why is this so? What’s the play here? What’s my view on which “big” LIC to invest in?

October 28, 2024 · 4 min read

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Questions of the Week (24 October 2024)

Why aren’t readers being alerted to the Government’s plan to tax super balances over $3 million? Where can I find the share market weightings for the 11 industry sectors? When is the next CPI due and could the RBA cut interest rates? Have brokers lowered their target prices for WiseTech?

October 24, 2024 · 2 min read

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Has BOQ turned the corner?

Last week, Bank of Queensland hit a 52-week share price high of $7. Let’s take a closer look at the result and what the major brokers have to say. What would it take for me to invest in BOQ?

October 21, 2024 · 5 min read

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Questions of the Week (17 October 2024)

Which fixed interest ETFs do you recommend? Promedicus keeps going higher and higher. How much higher can it go? Should I take part in the Appen share purchase plan? What do the major brokers say about gas line operator APA?

October 17, 2024 · 3 min read

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Term deposit rates on their way down

Despite the downsides, I think there’s a major place for term deposits in investors’ portfolios. Term deposit rates will continue to drift lower, so here are the best available rates right now.

October 14, 2024 · 4 min read