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5 key investment themes for the next decade
Personal Finance
5 key investment themes for the next decade
AI has helped markets to new highs and rightly dominated news headlines. Yet there are other themes, including niche ones such as gene editing, which...
Matt Reynolds | 16 January 2025
Australians feel ill-prepared for retirement, one cohort is an exception.
Personal Finance
Australians feel ill-prepared for retirement, one cohort is an exception.
Australian retirement savings in numbers.
Shani Jayamanne | 12 November 2024
What are local and global investors doing in 2022?
Funds
What are local and global investors doing in 2022?
A closer look at how local and global investors are positioning themselves in 2022.
Graham Hand | 14 July 2022
Buying shares: 400,000 Aussies enter the market
Stocks
Buying shares: 400,000 Aussies enter the market
The recovery of US stocks and the profusion of new trading platforms drew huge numbers of novice traders.
Emma Rapaport | 15 March 2021
One year after the market crash, through the ETF lens
ETFs
One year after the market crash, through the ETF lens
The growth and adoption of exchange-traded funds has only accelerated as a result of the latest market crisis.
Susan Dziubinski | 03 March 2021
Is there any value left in tech?
Stocks
Is there any value left in tech?
The sector's expensive overall, and some valuations are downright alarming, writes Brian Colello.
Brian Colello, CPA | 28 January 2021
Revealed: Top ASX trades of 2020
Stocks
Revealed: Top ASX trades of 2020
Investors bet on a rebound in global travel and also sought to get in on the run in ‘everything-from-home’ stocks.
Emma Rapaport | 18 December 2020
Good story, bad investment
ETFs
Good story, bad investment
Thematic ETFs often come with a good story attached but that doesn't mean they're sound investments, says Morningstar analyst Alex Bryan. 
Alex Bryan | 30 September 2020
No value in Afterpay, says Morningstar-gold manager
Funds
No value in Afterpay, says Morningstar-gold manager
Greencape Capital's David Pace believes passive money flowing into the stock creates an opportunity for active managers to shine.
Emma Rapaport | 16 September 2020
SMSFs and COVID: the biggest trends in 5 charts
Retirement
SMSFs and COVID: the biggest trends in 5 charts
Fewer funds are being set up and trustees are demanding more bang for their buck, a new survey shows.
Emma Rapaport | 25 August 2020