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Morningstar readers registered their enthusiasm for diversification as the most read articles of the week focused on global equities and the perils of concentration, while interest in our story on how to save twice your salary by 35 shows no sign of waning.
Morningstar readers registered their enthusiasm for diversification as the most read articles of the week focused on global equities and the perils of concentration, while interest in our story on how to save twice your salary by 35 shows no sign of waning.
The debate between the merits of concentrated and diversified portfolios is always a hot topic. But research shows why a more concentrated portfolio doesn't necessarily lead to better excess returns.
Australia's managed fund industry increased in size during the first quarter of 2018, with an increase in assets invested offshore, while investments in local Australian equities dipped.
The addition of this multi-national funeral home operator and removal of two other companies are among the changes to Morningstar's Best Stock Ideas list for June 2018.
The mid-1990s chess match between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue is an interesting analogy for what's happening in the investment world.
Shares in APA Group have soared after the Australian infrastructure giant received a $13 billion takeover proposal from a Chinese consortium led by global infrastructure player CK Infrastructure Holdings.
A favourite of Australian investors large and small, this major telco is trading at a 30 per cent discount to Morningstar's fair value estimate.
This top-100 ASX company, currently capitalised at $17.6 billion, will be part of a retail empire worth more than $90 billion if the proposed acquisition by Unibail-Rodamco is approved.
While it may seem impossible to many, such an ambitious saving target is achievable, writes Morningstar's Karen Wallace.
Financial transactions, database management and the sharing economy are areas that can benefit from blockchain's decentralised technology.
Export growth was the primary driver of Australia's strong 3.1 per cent GDP growth for the first quarter 2018, as reported in Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
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Lex Hall is a Morningstar content, based in Sydney.
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