Top 10 articles of last week
A compilation of best stock ideas, a call for the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates and talk of a slowdown in the US were among the most read articles on Morningstar.com.au last week.
A compilation of best stock ideas, a call for the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates and talk of a slowdown in the US were among the most read articles on Morningstar.com.au last week.
Morningstar's "Best Stock Ideas" list includes high-quality Australian and New Zealand companies which are currently trading at a discount to their assessed fair values.
Two official rate rises in the next six months would instil caution among investors without upsetting the economy at large, says Monash University professor Mark Crosby.
When the US stock market sneezes, the rest of the world often catches a cold. Worryingly for bearish investors, US stock indices have started sniffing.
Sometimes it is useful to consider an investment subject such as value investing from first principles. The academic research backs the idea that buying stocks on the cheap has flourished for as long as the data has existed. Why?
Share investors need to take care when declaring capital gains and losses, being particularly mindful of the Australian Taxation Office's "wash sale" rule.
One in three SMSF users are in the dark about their investment strategy and are sometimes being urged to push their savings into high-risk property, according to a survey from the corporate regulator, who warns that the standards of financial advice must improve.
A boost in spending by Chinese tourists is set to benefit gaming and entertainment group Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) as cashed-up travellers flock to its resort-casinos, Morningstar says.
End of financial year capital gains tax tips, Morningstar analysis of the radical restructuring announcements from Telstra and Commonwealth Bank, and the effect of the declining Aussie dollar were among the most read articles on Morningstar.com.au last week.
Village Roadshow's move to sell its Wet 'n' Wild water park in western Sydney to a Spanish leisure park operator is a good move as it will help the company pay off debt, Morningstar says.
This major telecommunications company, a favourite of Australian investors large and small, is trading at a 30 per cent discount to Morningstar's fair value estimate.
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Lex Hall is a Morningstar content, based in Sydney.
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