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stocks
12 picks for an income portfolio - Q2 2025 update
One year in and passive income growth has exceeded my target.
personal-finance
Why I was probably too quick to dismiss passive investing
Weighing up different approaches to investing is not a case of one being right and the other being wrong.
personal-finance
Future Focus: Financial advisers improve returns by 3% - here’s how to do it yourself.
An understanding of how advisers add value allows self-directed investors to set themselves up for success.
stocks
Ask the analyst: Can ASX growth story turn a profit before it’s too late?
This healthcare company still has plenty of growth potential, but it’s been a rocky road for investors recently.
stocks
Stock showdown: Does Sigma Healthcare deserve a similar market value to Woolies?
Sigma’s merger with Chemist Warehouse has brought one of Australia’s best retail businesses to the public.
personal-finance
Will young Australians be better off than their parents?
For much of Australia’s history, each new generation has been better off than the last: better jobs and incomes as well as improved living standards. A new report assesses whether this time may be different.
Market valuation
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Market movers
Name | Last price | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Pilbara Minerals Ltd PLS | 1.49 | 8.58% |
| Vault Minerals Ltd VAU | 0.40 | 4.17% |
| Sayona Mining Ltd SYA | 0.02 | 0.00% |
| Coronado Global Resources Inc CRN | 0.16 | 16.67% |
| Wia Gold Ltd WIA | 0.25 | 8.70% |
| Metro Mining Ltd MMI | 0.07 | 5.15% |
| Liontown Resources Ltd LTR | 0.73 | 4.29% |
| South32 Ltd S32 | 3.17 | 1.60% |
| Telstra Group Ltd TLS | 4.83 | 1.33% |
| Ioneer Ltd INR | 0.10 | 3.09% |
Compare Market Indices
Markets
Index | Last price | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| All Ordinaries | 8,821.90 | -0.08% |
| CAC 40 | 7,738.42 | 0.99% |
| DAX 40 | 23,790.11 | 0.49% |
| Dow JONES (US) | 44,484.42 | -0.02% |
| FTSE 100 | 8,774.69 | -0.12% |
| HKSE | 23,999.70 | -0.92% |
| NASDAQ | 20,393.13 | 0.94% |
| Nikkei 225 | 39,755.42 | -0.02% |
| NZX 50 Index | 12,720.08 | -0.50% |
| S&P 500 | 6,227.42 | 0.47% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,585.40 | -0.14% |
| SSE Composite Index | 3,457.81 | 0.09% |
Specialists
Mark LaMonica, CFA
Shani Jayamanne
James Gruber
Simonelle Mody
personal-finance
Future Focus: What are you giving up by sending your kids to private school?
A listener requested exploration of optimising saving for education costs, and the opportunity costs of higher education expenses.
personal-finance
Future Focus: Buying a home out of reach? Try these financial goals instead.
A framework to understand what you want from life and therefore your finances.
personal-finance
Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy
An exploration of strategic and tactical allocation, and an alternative way to use Core/Satellite.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: Add certainty to your retirement
What a trip to Monte Carlo can teach you about having a more secure retirement.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Are passive ETFs leading to lower returns?
Does a study showing investors that own passive products get lower returns mean John Bogle was wrong?
stocks
Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick
Rigid definitions of income and growth shares may be holding investors back.
personal-finance
Bookworm: Lessons from Buffett’s behaviour in a long bear market
Equity indices don’t often fall for several years in a row. Here is what Buffett did last time it happened.
personal-finance
Bookworm: This ASX name meets many of Terry Smith’s criteria
Terry Smith is perhaps Britain’s best-known investor. How does he define a quality business?
personal-finance
Bookworm: An investing lesson from the world’s second richest man
When it comes to stocks, are you an owner or a renter?