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.

Latest Articles

Why was Technology One (TNE) slammed? — Investing
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Why was Technology One (TNE) slammed?

Technology One is an ASX top 50 company. Let’s take a closer look at its financial results, strategy for growth and what the brokers have to say. Would I buy it now?

November 25, 2025 · 3 min read
Questions of the Week — Q&A
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Questions of the Week

Will lithium stock Pilbara Minerals continue its amazing run? What do the brokers say about Technology One? Are there ETFs I can use to protect my portfolio, or even go short? Why isn’t Macquarie’s dividend fully franked?

November 20, 2025 · 3 min read
Is Xero in the ‘buy’ zone? — Investing
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Is Xero in the ‘buy’ zone?

Xero may have paid too much for its recent acquisition Melio – that happens. While fund managers don’t want a bar of it, the brokers are still fans. Let’s look at Xero’s half year profit result (to 30 September 2025) and see whether this ‘darling’ is back in the “buy” zone.

November 17, 2025 · 4 min read
Questions of the Week — Q&A
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Questions of the Week

Can I invest offshore in an ETF without investing in the USA? Have the brokers gone bearish on ProMedicus? What happened to ANZ’s target price following the release of its full year results? How can I participate in ANZ’s DRP now that a discount will apply?

November 13, 2025 · 3 min read
As the banks ‘melt up’, which bank? — Investing
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As the banks ‘melt up’, which bank?

Here’s a review of what we learnt about the banks, and I give you my position in relation to the question about how to play the banks going forward.

November 10, 2025 · 6 min read
Questions of the Week — Q&A, Super & SMSF
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Questions of the Week

After their big sell-off, are the rare earth miners now in the “buy zone”? When is the Annual Return for an SMSF due for lodgement to the ATO? Are the major brokers bullish on Cochlear? Is there still time to get out of the Westpac Dividend Re-Investment Plan?

November 6, 2025 · 3 min read
Our Switzer Report portfolios edge higher in October — Investing, Model Portfolios, Shares
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Our Switzer Report portfolios edge higher in October

Our model portfolios finished higher in the month. Year-to-date, our income portfolio continues to perform strongly. Let’s look at how they’ve performed so far this year.

November 3, 2025 · 5 min read
Questions of the Week — Q&A
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Questions of the Week

After CSL’s horror trading update, have the brokers cut their target price and if so, by how much?  With capital gains tax, what are the rules if I only sell part of my share. Do I have to use FIFO? What do the brokers think of CAR Group? Is there a code I can use to see how the top 20 companies are performing?

October 30, 2025 · 3 min read
Is Woolworths finally cheap enough? — Investing
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Is Woolworths finally cheap enough?

Woolworths and Coles are so close and many fund managers don’t see the need to invest in both companies. Let’s have a look at their recent earnings and sales reports and what the brokers say to see whether Woolworths is now “cheap enough”.

October 27, 2025 · 5 min read
Questions of the Week — Q&A
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Questions of the Week

Are Treasury Wines and Woolworths “cheap” and a buy for capital gain over the next 1-2 years? What do the brokers think of rare earths miner Arafura? What is a “first” strike?

October 23, 2025 · 3 min read

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