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Chart of the week: The top trades from SMSFs in 2024
Stocks
Chart of the week: The top trades from SMSFs in 2024
The Chart of the Week looks at what stocks SMSFs bought and sold last year.
Shani Jayamanne | 26 February 2025
Chart of the week: Why small caps could shine bright in 2025
Stocks
Chart of the week: Why small caps could shine bright in 2025
The Chart of the Week is a reason why small caps may shine bright in 2025.
Shani Jayamanne | 19 February 2025
Chart of the week: The 'well-off' don't even have financial security
Personal Finance
Chart of the week: The 'well-off' don't even have financial security
The Chart of the Week looks at Morningstar's behavioural research into achieving financial security.
Shani Jayamanne | 13 February 2025
Chart of the week: How unattractive is the Aussie equity market?
Markets
Chart of the week: How unattractive is the Aussie equity market?
The Chart of the Week looks at Morningstar's stock valuations for the Australian market and how it compares to the past.
Shani Jayamanne | 06 February 2025
Markets Brief: Stocks stay expensive as 2025 kicks off
Markets
Markets Brief: Stocks stay expensive as 2025 kicks off
Plus: Inflation fears, non-farm payrolls and Tesla.
Dan Kemp | 07 January 2025
Private credit
Personal Finance
Private credit
This week’s Investing Compass episode looks at what the asset class is, why it has grown in popularity and whether investors should take...
Shani Jayamanne | 19 August 2024
Market update: What should investors do?
Personal Finance
Market update: What should investors do?
This week’s Investing Compass episode looks at the manic-depressive episodes of Mr. Market
Shani Jayamanne | 12 August 2024
Has the tech rally gone too far?
Markets
Has the tech rally gone too far?
Many observers draw ominous parallels between today’s market and the infamous dot.com bust of 2000. Things are quite different now, but...
Yan Barcelo | 20 March 2024
Which asset classes are undervalued right now?
Markets
Which asset classes are undervalued right now?
Many assets have had a rollercoaster 2023 though most are up, and some of them are up a lot. Here we compare valuations of cash, bonds, stocks, and...
James Gruber | 14 December 2023
Market brief: 5 themes for the US stock market heading Into Q4
Markets
Market brief: 5 themes for the US stock market heading Into Q4
Key issues include rising bond yields and tech stock performance.
Morningstar | 25 September 2023