What Fed boss Jerome Powell gives can be taken away and Wall Street didn’t like the power he yields. So, the key players that drive US stock markets weren’t keen about what he said this week.

I believe some of the best stock opportunities in 2025 could be in beaten-up, mid- and large-caps stocks. Here are three stocks for contrarians to consider in 2025, preferably after the market weakens in the fi..

What I’m about to reveal to you is not only giving me good vibrations, if this goes to plan, then it will give investors lots of excitations.

The stock market now looks becalmed, having set its ‘sails’ for the Trump tailwind since November 5.

ETF growth astounds me. I recall working for a global ETF issuer about a decade ago when there were just a few dozen and most investors had never heard of them. I see some interesting thematic ETF opportunities..

Losers can be winners, so check these out

Goldilocks still lives in Trump’s USA with the November jobs report, a potential market-hurting data drop, coming in a little better than expected.

Here are two turnaround candidates that offer investors a decent dividend yield.

As an educator and adviser, my problem is that bitcoin is a classic speculative play. Its chart shows that. It’s this I want to focus on today. I’ll do that and contrast it with other investments that have ..

Black Friday in the US is not only the home of shops that open at 12am to give price discounts that encourage Yanks to shop until they drop, but this also ‘special’ day brings with it a shortened trading da..

Here are two options strategies through Exchange Traded Funds to enhance yield.

Investing in stock markets driven by Wall Street can be akin to the dark arts, so let’s see if this Buffett revelation is a spooky omen.

Another post-Trump win for Wall Street but there has been a notable difference, with the real world winning over the unreal tech world.

Here are two exchange traded fund strategies to manage short- and long-term exposures to the US dollar.

At a conference last week, Perpetual and Corporate Travel Management were tipped to investors. I’ve checked out what the analysts think of these two stocks and then given you my view below.

Now the Trump post-election rally must endure a reality biting phase, when profit-takers cash in on a market rise that while understandable was over-the-top.

Letting personal emotions drive investment decisions has been identified as a big mistake when it comes to stock markets generally. While President Donald Trump comes with a bag of balls that could be thrown wi..

I’m delaying my story for a few days as I want to check out the CPI for the US, which is out on Wednesday.

Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump, which coincided with a good sales report for the carmaker, looked like one of the best punts of all time by a hi-tech entrepreneur!

Here are three listed Investment Companies that offer discounted entry into junior miners.

Should you invest before or after the US election result? Here’s a form guide and historical look at the big race on Cup Day for the White House!

It was a loser week locally.  In fact, it has been a loser month. But we are up over 7% for the half year and 18.5% for the year

For those who believe Trump will win and want to profit from that view through global equities, here are two Trump trades to consider via ASX-listed funds.

Both these questions are hard ones to answer but here are three stocks I’ve got out on the mat to check whether I should sell, hold or buy more.

Despite rising bond yields and the growing uncertainty, as well as the implications of who will win the US election, Wall Street is doing its best to resist gravity.

Two opportunities for contrarian investors with a long-term focus.

Does history back my belief that this rally has legs? What are the signs that I’m seeing that this rally can last? Am I up for big changes to my core portfolio? Is there a stock that looks like it has upside..

With the heat of the Middle East war cooling for the moment, Wall Street has focussed on the tailwinds of lower inflation...

Here are two ETFs that provide exposure to offshore small, mid-cap companies.

In a time squeezed world, we often put off exposing ourselves to info that could make a difference in our lives. With that in mind, I did an objective test of what we provided in last Thursday’s Report to rem..

This week the negativity associated with the Middle East conflict has outweighed the positivity from the surprise stimulus from China

More rate cuts are coming, and global listed infrastructure and REITs will benefit. Here are two ETFs in infrastructure and REITs to consider:

This week the negativity associated with the Middle East conflict has outweighed the positivity from the surprise stimulus from China

The sensible strategy when a surprise event helps stocks surge is to be cautious and investors always needs to take a long-term view, so here are some smart plays to cash in on the consequences of China’s big..

Last week I suggested our iron ore stocks were a timely play, and thanks to China they surged. But the important lesson of the week was to be patient about playing oversold quality stocks.

The good times and the good news keep on rolling in

Here are two thematic ETFs launched this year that have caught my eye, and they are in a space that screams “it’s the future!”

If current news stories stop you buying stocks that will outperform in the future, is it time to assess our best iron ore companies on their potential rather than their current underperformance?

Only history will ultimately tell us if this first rate cut of the Federal Reserve of 50 basis points, when the consensus of economists was tipping only a 25-basis point cut, will prove to be the deepest.

With term deposits set to slide in the year ahead, there are often ignored investments that could be big deliverers of nice returns over 2025.

The two big events that could shake the market this week

Wall Street is defying history with September being notorious for sell-offs, but the overall vibe of the data drops seems to be saying inflation is falling...

Astute rotation of assets is the key to long-term wealth creation. Here are three rotation ideas to consider:

Paul Rickard talks with Jun Bei Liu and Raymond Chan

A recession spooked Wall Street did not get the news it needed with the jobs report apparently coming in worse than expected

Paul Rickard and Andrew Tate answer your questions on NXT, PME, RHC & more

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a useful way to gain long-term exposure to copper and lithium. Best of all, it’s a diversified play that helps you avoid bad stock picking!

Stocks the charts say yes, yes, yes to!

CBA, Wesfarmers, JB Hi FI and others are overbought. Time to take profit and rotate into stocks that should benefit from lower interest rates next year.

At the beginning of August, recession fears spooked Wall Street and took the Nasdaq down over 7% sending global markets lower as well.

Anyone who has heard Gerry Harvey rail against his online rivals knows the great retailer thinks analysts are crazy liking these digital darlings of the market, but Tony Featherstone says although Kogan.com and..

Despite my optimism for stocks over the next year or so, there could be some tricky times short term. But I’m confident about how I’m going to play the next nine months, which is a critical time period. Let..

When Fed boss Jerome Powell took the stage at the central bank conference at Jackson Hole, Wyoming overnight, he didn’t let stock players down.

Wait for a pullback before targeting online marketplace highflyers – but in the meantime, here are three emerging portal stocks to consider that could pay to play with their share prices under pressure.

AFR’s Chris Joye predicts the future of rates, stocks and bonds!

Last week there was blood in the streets in the ‘town’ of New York as recession fears hit Wall Street, the Nasdaq in Times Square and stock markets of the world

My goal is to identify ETFs that have been hugely out-of-favour in the past 12 months and ideally over the last three years. Here are two ETFs that suit contrarian investors who understand the risks of investin..

The rotation out of big US tech companies became a worry last week when US recession fears were added to the mix. So the question becomes: should we be exiting local tech stocks like Xero, NextDC, Audinate, Meg..

The greatest lesson and insight from this week’s brutal market sell off (and then the rebound that produced the best day since November 2022 for the S&P 500) was the prevailing market belief that there’s an..

In a week when market negativity might be rattling investors, Tony Featherstone wisely advises to focus on company fundamentals and valuations, not market sentiment.

How scared should you bet about the sell off + stocks with an upside

Just when the data drops in the US were telling us that inflation was falling, rates were about to be cut and the Fed had engineered a soft landing, along came a weaker-than-expected jobs report that has led to..