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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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With lithium stocks being volatile, what do the brokers say about Pilbara Minerals? If I buy Resmed shares, do I need to lodge that horrible W-8BEN form? What are the implications about making a big one-off contribution to super using the ‘bring-forward’ rule? Can I change my mind about participating in BOQ’s dividend re-investment plan?

October 19, 2023 · 3 min read
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Origin & Liontown – how do you play these takeovers?

Let’s look at two current “takeovers”: The Brookfield Consortium’s bid for Origin Energy (ORG), and potentially competing bidders trying to takeover lithium miner Liontown Resources (LTR). How should you play them?

October 16, 2023 · 5 min read
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With the takeover for Origin Energy, is selling now a better option? I’m a shareholder in Pact Group, where the Chairman has launched a ludicrous takeover offer of 68 cents per share. What do the analysts think? How can I buy government treasury bonds? Is a crash coming?

October 12, 2023 · 3 min read
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Should I take up my entitlements in Star Entertainment? I have a CHESS holding and another holding with a Shareholder Reference Number – is it easy to transfer the shares? What do the brokers say about Macquarie Group? Is the downsizer super contribution means tested?

October 5, 2023 · 3 min read
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With the Star Entertainment capital raising, how many shares will I be entitled to buy? What do the analysts say about Resmed? What are the best uranium stocks to buy? If I start a super pension mid-year, do I have to take out any money that year?

September 28, 2023 · 2 min read
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Big listed investment companies (LICs) are cheap

For four years I’ve been warning about being shareholders in major LICs such as Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFI) or Argo Investments (ARG). Last year, I nominated these as “sells” but this situation has reversed and these LICs are trading at a discount for the first time since 2019.

September 25, 2023 · 5 min read
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Investing offshore, should I buy “currency hedged” funds? Does the share market really deliver returns? With the Newmont takeover of Newcrest, should I buy now to get the special dividend? My son-in-law is a sub-contractor to an ASX listed company and not getting his bills paid – is there anything I can do?

September 21, 2023 · 3 min read
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Is the worst over for Qantas?

Today I’m taking a deep dive into Qantas to see whether I think it’s a buy.

September 18, 2023 · 5 min read
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Is there any more upside in Adbri? With the proposed Newmont takeover of Newcrest Mining, should I vote “no”? What does Peter mean when he says that he didn’t go as long in Xero and Megaport as he did with CSL? With the downsizer super contribution, is there any minimum age?

September 14, 2023 · 3 min read

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