In recent months, there has been a lot of talk about the US stock market crashing, which has Australian investors worried that we may experience a similar event. However, while the Australian market broadly moves in line with the US, we also run our race. Therefore, just because the Dow or S&P500 may fall, it does not mean that the Australian stock market will crash. ...

Afterpay is the leader in the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) space and it has now signalled it wants to take on the big banks by getting into banking in the hope of reducing its reliance on BNPL. Some analysts are suggesting this is a great move, which will create enormous upside potential for Afterpay’s share price while other analysts are not so positive. While the big four banks ...

Last week, the big Australian miners BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP), RIO Tinto (ASX: RIO) and Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) all rose strongly on the expectation that demand from China would increase after their central bank said it would reduce the amount of cash banks need to hold in reserve. This means banks in China will have more money to lend, which will stimulate their ...

There has been an increase in corporate actions over the last month, which is a sign of current market conditions given that corporate actions tend to increase near the end of a bull run. Last week, Sydney Airport was in the spotlight, as it had risen over 30 per cent on the announcement of a takeover bid from a group that includes Q Super, IFM Investors and Global Infrastructure ...

We have come to the end of another financial year and it is at this time that I recommend investors take a look back at what has occurred in the markets over the last 12 months, as this provides insights into where the opportunities will be in the next 12 months. By 30 June 2021, the All Ordinaries Index had closed up 10.72 per cent for the financial year and historically the Australian ...