Paul Rickard

Paul Rickard

Paul Rickard has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services and banking, including 20 years with the Commonwealth Bank Group in senior leadership roles. Paul was the founding Managing Director and CEO of CommSec, and was named Australian ‘Stockbroker of the Year’ in 2005. In 2011, Paul teamed up with Peter Switzer and Maureen Jordan to launch the Switzer Report, a newsletter and website for share market investors. A regular commentator in the media, investment advisor and company director, he is also a Non-Executive Director of Tyro Payments Ltd and PEXA Group Limited.

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Questions of the Week

Will the share market sell off in 2025 ahead of the introduction of the tax on super funds over $3 million? With a reversionary super pension, what are the implications on the transfer balance cap? What do the analysts say about Fortescue? Is Pilbara Minerals still your preferred way to play the lithium market?

January 25, 2024 · 3 min read
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Two portfolio stocks to take profits on

While I’m always wary about making a recommendation to sell, JB Hi-Fi (JBH) and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) in my opinion are ripe for profit-taking. Here are reasons for my view.

January 22, 2024 · 4 min read
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Questions of the Week

Are rate cuts a positive or negative for the share prices of the major banks? Is there a major risk of a recession in 2024, and if so, should we sell now? Magellan is offering 10c for each of the options in the Magellan Global Fund – what should I do? Should I take part in the unit purchase plan for the Metrics Master Income Trust?

January 18, 2024 · 3 min read
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Our portfolios for 2024

We’ve made some minor changes to our portfolios for 2024 to take into account the dominant investment themes we expect to apply. We’ve also rebalanced the portfolios.

January 15, 2024 · 5 min read
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5 income favourites for 2024

Leaving the major banks to one side, here are five stocks to consider for 2024. They are from five different sectors which provides support to diversification objectives.

December 18, 2023 · 5 min read
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Questions of the Week

With my super pension, do I have to make a withdrawal every month? Should I cut my losses on rare earths miner Hastings Technology Metals? What do the broker analysts say about REA Group? Should I vote in favour of the proposal to delist NB Global Corporate Income Trust?

December 14, 2023 · 3 min read
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Look at what Santa bought you this Christmas!

In this article, I look at tax issues, road testing a kid’s bank accounts, buying shares and insurance bonds and how to surprise your grandchildren on Christmas Day!

December 11, 2023 · 10 min read
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Questions of the Week

What should I do with my Perpetual shares following the announcement of a takeover? What do the major brokers think of IDP Education? I have just found out that my Sunland shares have been delisted……what can I do? How can I track the lithium spot price?

December 7, 2023 · 3 min read
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Portfolios rebound following market rally in November

In this article, I look at how our two model portfolios have performed so far in 2023. To do so, we will start by examining how the overall market has fared. Let me add that both portfolios are now firmly in the black.

December 4, 2023 · 4 min read
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Questions of the Week

Why is Metrics Master Income Trust doing an institutional placement? How is the monthly CPI different to the quarterly CPI? Are you still fans of Xero? When calculating your super balance for an account based pension, should you include the franking credits that have been accrued but not yet received?

November 30, 2023 · 3 min read

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