From tech to telcos, miners to media, the duo dig into which names are buy-worthy and which ones might be running out of puff.

With dramatic data drops raising questions about a US recession and inflation, is it time to be less confident about rising stock prices. If so, what should your defensive strategy be?

Wall Street has waited all week to hear every word the man who has yet to capitulate to President Donald Trump. Fed boss Jerome Powell took the stage for the last time as the top central banker in the USA on Fr..

From healthcare laggards to tech bargains and dividend-heavy defensives — this week’s Boom Doom and Zoom breaks down the stocks you’re asking about. 

In the second last week of the reporting season ending Friday August 22, 2025, FNArena tracked 16 upgrades and 35 downgrades for ASX-listed companies from brokers monitored daily.

Wall Street has waited all week to hear every word the man who has yet to capitulate to President Donald Trump. Fed boss Jerome Powell took the stage for the last time as the top central banker in the USA on Fr..

Paul Rickard and Adam Dawes talk market movers, winners and losers: James Hardie, MIN, CSL and more

On valuation grounds, my view is that our Big Four banks are all candidates for a ‘sell’ rating.  But they’re not the only popular stocks where analysts are warning of clear over-valuation and potential ..

Wall Street has waited all week to hear every word the man who has yet to capitulate to President Donald Trump. Fed boss Jerome Powell took the stage for the last time as the top central banker in the USA on Fr..

Here are two ETFs with global focus that can provide higher, sustainable dividends.

Commonwealth Bank's recent decline from its $190 peak may signal the beginning of a long-anticipated rotation out of the major banks, according to Shaw Partners Senior Investment Advisor Adam Dawes. Speaking on..

It was a week of the expected and the unexpected, with Donald Trump predictably unpredictable about who cops what tariffs.

This week's Boom Doom Zoom episode delivers essential insights for ASX investors navigating earnings season and market volatility.

One of the most exciting areas in medicine is the emerging field of CAR-T cell therapy, a potentially revolutionary treatment in cancer and a range of other serious diseases. As a world-class centre of medical ..

It’s been a positive week for stocks but it’s not crazy to ask are we approaching a crossroad with stocks? There is one road leading to a US and global economy slowdown because of the Trump tariffs, which h..

With reporting season kicking off, the pair discuss which stocks are priced for perfection (JB Hi-Fi, CBA, Wesfarmers), which ones are flashing warning signs (ASX, CSL), and why currency movements could catch A..

Is the stock market bubble about to burst? In this week’s Switzer Investing TV, Peter Switzer is joined by Fairmont Equities’ Mike Gable and Switzer Report’s Paul Rickard to break down the data — and th..

It was a week of the expected and the unexpected, with Donald Trump predictably unpredictable about who cops what tariffs.

In this week’s Boom Doom Zoom, Paul Rickard and Peter Switzer unpack everything rattling and rallying markets — from Trump’s copper tariffs and Fed rate signals to some wild reporting season swings.

In this week’s episode of Switzer Investing TV, we spoke with two of the sharpest minds in the market — Jun Bei Liu, founder of Ten Cap and Darren Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Equity Trustees — t..

It was a week of the expected and the unexpected, with Donald Trump predictably unpredictable about who cops what tariffs.

This week on Boom! Doom! Zoom!, Peter Switzer and Paul Rickard tackle the big questions on the minds of Aussie investors, like just how to find value in such a tight market!

While my esteemed colleague, Paul Rickard, is picking stocks for the scaredy-cats - should I say, those with lower risk tolerance - I thought I’d service the risk takers by finding 10 stocks/investments for t..

It was a week of the expected and the unexpected, with Donald Trump predictably unpredictable about who cops what tariffs.

Markets may be riding high, but Peter Switzer and Paul Rickard are still finding opportunities — and risks — worth talking about. In this week’s Boom Doom Zoom, the pair tackled a range of ASX stocks, inc..

While I dare not point the finger of blame for all this Trump-related uncertainty, the President’s antics are causing market issues, so how can positivity be sustained?

It was a week of the expected and the unexpected, with Donald Trump predictably unpredictable about who cops what tariffs.

In our “HOT” stock article today, Michael Gable, Managing Director of Fairmont Equities, explains why he likes global sports data and analytics company Catapult (CAT).

This week's Switzer Report sees us celebrating the new year. The new financial year, that is. We get our expert stock pickers - Jun Bei Liu of TenCap and Adam Dawes of Shaw and Partners - to give us three stock..

Optimism was turbocharged on Wall Street this week, with good economic data and a US tariff deal with Vietnam all being positively reinforced by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) passing through..

Answers by Paul Rickard With the transfer balance cap increasing, can I start another super pension? Which banks pay fully franked dividends and which are only partly franked? Do the brokers feel that MediBank ..

This week's Switzer Report sees us celebrating the new year. The new financial year, that is. We get our expert stock pickers - Jun Bei Liu of TenCap and Adam Dawes of Shaw and Partners - to give us three stock..

Donald Trump remains the human curveball that can make or break stocks. This week’s gains were helped by his surprise bombings of Iran and the truce between the warring parties in the Middle East. All of this..

Here are my reasons why an investor should use Exchange Traded Funds to take a long-term view on strategic commodities

AMP Deputy Chief Economist, Diana Mousina, takes a look at a century of conflict to determine how markets typically react to crisis, in a bid to predict the impact of this latest incident.

After a week when the Israel-Iran war has taken centre stage and the fear that President Trump could defy his own pre-election promises about avoiding taking the US into war, stocks have defied volatility.

Concentration risk is a growing problem for investors in broad-based ETFs, who should consider reducing exposure to US equities and rotating into other markets with more favourable valuation metrics. Europe an..

We're asking the big market questions this week. Can you get a profit out of BHP this year? Will you ever make money on Pilbara Minerals and its lithium? And we ask St George Bank's former Chief Economist all a..

Just when Donald Trump-v-China on the trade battlefield was giving Wall Street and other global markets optimism and higher stock prices

Is Macquarie still a buy? Why has OncoSil’s share price been so volatile and what is our perspective on their prospects? What are the rules to follow to get the government super co-contribution for a grandchi..

Today while celebrating the King’s birthday, I turn my focus to what many consider a global king of the banks! The rise of CBA’s share price has shocked many expert market players, including fund managers a..

US markets were up strongly overnight, despite human headline Donald Trump who began an all-out fallout with his once close compatriot, Elon Musk - the man who would usurp him and dropped an Epstein-sized bomb ..

Peter Switzer and Paul Rickard are back to talk stocks on what is a strange time for the market. They look at CBA, TLS and bemoan institutional investing, as well as reader picks designed for value that nobody ..

We're asking the big market questions this week. Can you get a profit out of BHP this year? Will you ever make money on Pilbara Minerals and its lithium? And we ask St George Bank's former Chief Economist all a..

US stocks were mainly in the red and I suspect the reason why won't surprise you. You see, this week there were several revelations for Donald Trump that would have made him see red and encouraged him to tak..

Peter Switzer is back in the building! He's joined by Paul Rickard to talk Charter Hall, Aristocrat Leisure, and BHP's spot in the group of big Aussie miners.

Markets are swinging wildly on every Trump tax, tariff and tirade. We ask our most seasoned investors how they're trading through it. Here's how to deal with the tariff shocks, growth stock risks and global vol..

Trump’s up to his old tricks and the U-turner and stock market de-escalator has now become a re-escalator, with a 50% tariff threat on the European Union, spooking stock markets on Friday

Paul Rickard and Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities answer your questions on the big miners, CSL and ask why boring, old Telstra (TLS) is doing well today.

The history of stock markets crashing and then bouncing back big time says we should believe this rally has legs, but should we be thinking “this time it’s different”? Should I be investing for growth or ..

It’s been another positive day for US stocks with the Dow up 0.78%, the S&P 500 0.70% higher and the Nasdaq some 0.52% up, despite a weaker-than-expected consumer sentiment number from the University of Michi..

Paul Rickard & Rudi Filapek-Vandyck of FNArena answer your questions on CSL, Aristocrat (ALL), Audinate (AD8) and more.

Jun Bei Liu talks us through some rare stock picks and talks the potential US-China trade deal, we walk through the charts and talk WBC, MQG and BHP, and ask a bullion expert: why is Gen Z suddenly buying gold?

With US President Donald Trump now playing Mr Nice Guy on the tariffs front, global stock markets are lapping it up.

Paul Rickard & Raymond Chan answer your questions on CWP, NXT, HLI & more...

With Westpac's slightly-disappointing results already out in the open, what will the rest of the week hold? Have we finally reached peak bank stock, and will the prices ever go back down? Plus, the election sto..

The Trump U-turns on tariffs have been a great fillip for stocks. Reasonable trade deals are now what’s needed to keep this momentum going.

The big miners have fallen too far, and I see reasonable value for the first time in a long time. Prospective investors can buy stocks directly (and I’ll tell you my preferences), though as you’d expect, I ..

Has Trump created a crash or a buying opportunity for stocks like Macquarie, Goodman, BHP, Promedicus and CAR & Gold?

Yes, stock markets have lapped up the Trump U-turns on tariffs! We can only hope that the US President and his team of yes men and women have learnt this lesson

While this precious metal rally may have further to run, some profit-taking is prudent, but hear me out why I say this.

It’s a good sign that Wall Street was able to finish on a positive note, with all four most-watched indexes (i.e. the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000) all ending up over 1%

Here’s an undervalued Listed Investment Company (LIC) to consider, and another idea for the watchlist.

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste so let me tell you the six quality stocks I’ll be buying as soon as I think ‘normalcy’ is back.

It’s a good sign that Wall Street was able to finish on a positive note, with all four most-watched indexes (i.e. the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000) all ending up over 1%

So far so good with the Trump U-turn on tariffs, but uncertainty still prevails. Is cautious buying to take advantage of lower valuations therefore warranted?

Has Trump created a crash or a buying opportunity for stocks like Macquarie, Goodman, BHP, Promedicus and CAR & Gold?

We’re in the throes of one of the greatest policy mistakes in modern economic history.

Peter Switzer & Paul Rickard answer your questions on MXT, MQG, GOLD & more

With Trump tariffs at this stage slugging Chinese goods with a 34% tariff, here are two exchange traded funds for investors wanting a sensible exposure to China

What we’re looking at buying during the Trump tariff madness

Overnight, Wall Street escalated its anxiety about next week’s Trump tariff revelations.

Peter Switzer & Paul Rickard answer your questions on PME, BHP, ZIP & more

I want to be a buyer of companies or investment products that will participate in or even drive rising stock market indexes once we get clarity over tariffs. What would I buy? What can I do if I don’t have an..

The only other time I might have suggested that a US President was the main market mover was when Donald Trump had his first stint as chief decision maker in the White House.

Here are two dividend funds to consider that provide diversified exposure to global equities.

What experts are buying with the Trump stock sell off?

It’s been a good end to a week from stock market hell, and we all know who we’d cast in the role of devil!

You will recall I nominated defence as one of two key sectors to benefit from a Trump administration (the other sector was energy). This market sell-off provides the opportunity to consider military-focused ETF..

It’s timely to look at what nervous/defensive investors and confident/growth players should be thinking as a consequence of what has been happening.

All week Donald Trump has been trumping stocks with his tariff tinkering and tirades that have really unsettled markets.

A LIC trading at an unusually large discount to its historic average could be a buying opportunity. AFIC, the market’s largest LIC is at an unusually large discount compared to its long-run average. The marke..

Are Trump tariffs a buying opportunity? If so, what do you buy?

Local stocks were trumped by the US President’s tariff threat, which above all is creating uncertainty.

Paul Rickard & Raymond Chan answer your questions on APE, GMG, REA & more

Is it time to sell the banks? We get the insights from Jason Teh and Adam Dawes.

Here’s a fair question: what just happened this week? The RBA cut rates, and our stock market went down!

With index funds increasingly influencing momentum-based investment strategies, here are two ignored stocks that one day should have a big bounce back.

Will interest rates be cut tomorrow + what stocks will rise? Our experts go to their crystal balls.

While Friday on Wall Street was mostly negative, after a doozy of a week for positivity and given inflation and Trump tariff concerns, it was a huge effort showing that the market, at the moment, thinks tailwin..

Over the next few weeks, I’ll cover stocks from this earnings season that catch my eye and give broader comments on what results say about market valuations. To kick off, here’s a large and small-cap stoc..

Here’s my crop of quality companies that remain out of favour with the market. Beside their names I’ll look at the consensus of analysts on any future price rise, the number of analysts supporting the stock..

Anyone wanting to invest with total confidence wouldn’t be satisfied with news out of the US overnight.

This tariff-fuelled market volatility presents an opportunity for long-term investors. I’d use any period of extended volatility to buy into market weakness, capitalise on lower asset prices, and add to portf..

Playing Donald Trump’s tariffs involves calculating the risk of just how serious a trade war might become. Here are a few ways to play the tariff world of 2025 and beyond.

Every morning when the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq on Times Square are trading, I wake up and go straight to the key indexes.

While it’s hard to identify stocks I want to buy in this ‘expensive’ market, here are two suggestions, for different reasons and different objectives – yield and growth.

Although Wall Street took a breather on Friday, the Trump-inspired rally has rolled on for another week, undoubtedly explained by profit-takers unable to resist pocketing some of the near 7% gains since the new..

After the US stock market delivering big time for two years, the big question is, should long-term investors at least do a partial rotation into European or Japanese stocks via quality ETFs?

I agree with Shane Oliver that while a correction is highly likely this year, we’ll see a positive year for remaining long the share market. But you’ll need to pivot, take profit in some stocks and get expo..

We’re back for 2025! When it comes to movements in shares, economic data drops remain the major drivers of what stocks will do, with the better-than-expected US inflation number delivering a great Thursday fo..

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.