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Are you making these investing mistakes ahead of the 2024 election?
Personal Finance
Are you making these investing mistakes ahead of the 2024 election?
We’re all prone to cognitive biases when facing uncertainty.
Samantha Lamas | 21 July 2024
Stock investors have already won the US election
Personal Finance
Stock investors have already won the US election
No matter who is president, equities ride a favorable tide.
John Rekenthaler, CFA | 17 June 2024
Why are the Greens focused on return on equity?
Personal Finance
Why are the Greens focused on return on equity?
Financial metrics don’t give us a full picture. 
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 16 April 2024
How elections in 2024 will impact your portfolio
Markets
How elections in 2024 will impact your portfolio
How past major global events have impacted equity markets and how you should position your portfolio.
Shani Jayamanne | 05 February 2024
How the 30% super tax will hit balances over $3 million
Retirement
How the 30% super tax will hit balances over $3 million
It’s a better solution than forcing assets out of super or imposing personal marginal tax rates. But perhaps the bigger question is, what...
Graham Hand | 03 October 2023
Platinum's guide to playing politics
Video
Platinum's guide to playing politics
Platinum Asset Management's Andrew Clifford on how to find overlooked opportunities and why demand for cars and computers will persist despite trade...
Glenn Freeman | 29 October 2019
Vietnam's booming economy offers investment opportunities
Funds
Vietnam's booming economy offers investment opportunities
Vietnam's economy is growing and Asian fund managers are bullish on the country's prospects. We assess the opportunities.
David Brenchley | 26 February 2019
Glencore coal call a challenge for govt
Stocks
Glencore coal call a challenge for govt
The federal government has rejected calls to rethink its defence of coal after Australia's biggest producer capped output to reduce greenhouse gas...
AAP | 21 February 2019
What Brexit chaos means for Australian investors
Markets
What Brexit chaos means for Australian investors
Australia remains relatively insulated from the Brexit drama playing out between the UK and European Union, insists Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Glenn Freeman with AAP | 16 January 2019
Theresa May loses Brexit deal vote in UK parliament
Markets
Theresa May loses Brexit deal vote in UK parliament
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has lost her Brexit deal vote in the House of Commons by 432 votes to 202 - the biggest UK government defeat in history
Emma Wall | 15 January 2019