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Tony Featherstone

Tony Featherstone

Tony is a former managing editor of BRW, Shares, Personal Investor, Asset and CFO magazines. He specialises in small listed companies, IPOs, entrepreneurship and innovation and writes a weekly blog for The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age on small companies and entrepreneurs.

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Two more thematic ETFs to watch

Some of my better ideas in the past two years have been thematic ETFs: the Betashares Global Banks Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: BNKS) and the VanEck Global Defence ETF (DFND) stand out. While I still like both ETFs, to avoid repetition, I won’t cover them again but here are two other thematic ETFs that stand out.

September 18, 2025 · 6 min read
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Kicking goals with sports-related ETFs

Here are three exchange traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to video games, esports and online betting.

September 11, 2025 · 5 min read
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What you need to know about Emerging Markets Bonds

Here are two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that invest in emerging market (EM) bonds to consider. Both are quoted on the ASX and bought and sold like a share. The first is an active ETF; the second invests passively by tracking an index.

September 4, 2025 · 6 min read
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Here are two ETFs for small cap exposure

Small caps are finally finding their groove. So far in August they have significantly outperformed large-caps – a trend that could continue into FY26. Having followed and written about small cap stocks for over three decades, I think conditions are ripe for more sustained small cap outperformance in FY26.

August 28, 2025 · 6 min read
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Where I’d invest $10,000

Here are nine ideas, but identify which type of investor you are before splashing the cash

August 14, 2025 · 7 min read
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How to let Trump-created volatility work for you

All this market fear and irrational selling creates buying opportunities in copper equities. The good news is higher short-term market volatility will create more opportunities to buy irrationally oversold assets. Here’s an ETF I like.

August 7, 2025 · 6 min read
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Are UK equities a bargain buy or a bear trap?

One market I haven’t covered in detail is the United Kingdom. Here’s why I think UK equity valuations look attractive relative to their US peers.

July 24, 2025 · 5 min read

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