Bad economics vs good-enough stocks: who wins this week?
Friday Close Change Change % Change Week % Dow Jones 53,559.99 -9.45 -0.02% 0.41% S&P 500 7,711.76 -19.23 -0.25% 0.78% NASDAQ 26,402.42 -138.93 -0.52% 1.41% […]
Switzer on Saturday, 29 August 2026
Thursday Edition, 27 August 2026
Boom, Doom, Zoom! live show | 27 August 2026: SIG, GMG, HVN and more!
Peter Switzer and Michael Gable, Managing Director of Fairmont Equities, take your questions live and this week the viewer picks set the agenda.
LICs appeal for income investors
Large discounts, attractive yield and reliable dividends stand out.
“HOT” stock: Paladin Energy (PDN)
Michael Gable, Managing Director of Fairmont Equities, says uranium remains one of the best supply-deficit opportunities in commodities today, and that Paladin Energy is now breaking out of its base for another strong rally.
Questions of the Week (27 August 2026)
Are there any healthcare ETFs quoted on the ASX? Why hasn’t Xero reported its earnings yet? Do the brokers believe that BHP or RIO has the most price upside? And why are same store or comparable store sales seen as a better guide to company performance than just the total increase in sales?
Monday Edition, 24 August 2026
It might be time to tune into Audinate
A wild share price swing and a run of bullish broker notes have subscribers asking about Audinate again. Peter Switzer looks at why AD8 has roared back to life, and whether it is worth a spot in your portfolio.
Sonic Healthcare is looking attractive as a yield play
Last Thursday, Sonic Healthcare (SHL) released its full year profit result. Over the following two days, Sonic fell by 10.5% to close on Friday at $21.08.
“HOT” stock: JB Hi-Fi (JBH)
For our “HOT” stock today, Raymond Chan, Head of Asian Desk and Private Client Adviser at Morgans, explains why his research team has put JB Hi-Fi (JBH), one of Australia’s highest-quality retailers, on their radar.
Two Canberra microcaps flying under the radar
I look at two ASX-listed ‘microcap’ companies born in Canberra and are taking their expertise to the world.
Buy, Hold, Sell – What the Brokers Say (24 August 2026)
Thirteen upgrades and twenty-nine downgrades. For the week ending Friday, 21 August 2026 – the third week of the August reporting season – the seven stockbrokers monitored daily by FNArena issued thirteen ratings upgrades and twenty-nine downgrades for individual ASX-listed companies.
All the stock tips from this week’s Switzer Show: 24 August 2026
Every stock Michael Wayne, Jun Bei Liu and BHP CFO Vandita Pant discussed on this week’s Switzer Show, in their own words. Michael Wayne, Founder, […]
What to buy, hold and sell after ASX reporting season, plus: can BHP’s copper run continue? We ask the CFO | Switzer Show 24/8/26
Reporting season is all but done, and this week's Switzer Show sorts the survivors: what to buy, what to hold, and what to walk away from, plus a rare sit-down with the numbers boss of the biggest company on the ASX.
Switzer on Saturday, 22 August 2026
The bond market joins Iran as a worrying headwind
Just when you think it makes sense to be cautious with equities, you can count on the Yanks on Wall Street to find a silver lining inside a dark cloud. And this sounds like a fair call, with all US stock market indexes heading for a 'green on the screen' Friday finish, though for the week it was an 'in-the-red' story.
Thursday Edition, 20 August 2026
Boom, Doom, Zoom! live show | 20 August 2026: CSL, WTC, HUB and more!
Peter Switzer and Paul Rickard take your questions live, and this week the viewer picks set the agenda:
How to invest in megatrends, when to hold off and ETFs worth watching now
I examine how to time thematic ETFs and why electric vehicles may now be the megatrend worth buying.