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Telstra, a perennial source of interest, topped our most read articles this week, this time with its radical restructure, while readers also pored over our overview of dual-listed stocks.
Telstra, a perennial source of interest, topped our most read articles this week, this time with its radical restructure, while readers also pored over our overview of dual-listed stocks.
Morningstar has cautiously welcomed Telstra's much touted strategy update as a "jolt into action" the company needed as it battles rising competition.
As the dual-listed tech giants Alphabet and Facebook have drawn investor ire, these Australian-domiciled companies have also faced challenges.
Investing basics: how do your savings compare to those of your peers?
Do you wonder if your savings are on track? Check yourself against other Aussies at your stage of life.
The expense ratio is just one of several costs investors need to consider before adding exchange-traded funds to an investment portfolio, says State Street's Susan A. Darroch.
A behavioural perspective on the financial advice failings inside Australia's largest bank, and what it means for the bottom line.
While it may seem impossible to many, such an ambitious saving target is achievable, writes Morningstar's Karen Wallace.
Shares in travel retail outlet Flight Centre have surged almost 40 per cent since the start of 2018, but Morningstar analysts say investors should fasten their seatbelts as the threat of online turbulence looms.
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.
Aussie miners overvalued amid false price hopes, fall in China demand
Australian miners may have outperformed in the last few years but Morningstar says they continue to be overvalued because of false hopes commodity prices will stay high.
The mid-1990s chess match between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue is an interesting analogy for what's happening in the investment world.
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Lex Hall is a Morningstar content, based in Sydney.
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