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Market Wrap: Market Sharply Weaker As War Hostilities Resume
ASX 200 plunges 1.5% on renewed US-Iran hostilities as oil spikes over $100; banks and energy hammered, Tabcorp shares dive 14%.
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Energy Crisis Playbook: What It means for BWP, DRR, BSL, BGA, and MPL
Oil tops US$120; Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy flows as markets reprice risk. Five ASX names (BWP, DRR, BSL, BGA, MPL) near breakout; read more.
Automating Savings for the Win
Automatic savings win: pay yourself first, automate deposits, build an emergency fund, and grow investments in Australia with minimal effort.
The Weekly Finger: Resource Wars and the Tungsten Trap
ASX resource stocks brace for a tungsten deficit, fueling a crunch in critical minerals; Tungsten '26 webinar and RIU Sydney coverage ahead.
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Aged Care Adding to Retirement Uncertainty
New aged care reforms force co-payments for home support, risking depleted super as eight funding tiers lift costs and complicate retirement planning.
Weekly Wrap: Market steps back from the brink with a rise
The Copper and Silver Miners You Can't Miss: SFR, DVP, AIS & More
Aeris Resources (AIS) slips ~32% YTD as investors rotate to cash-flow copper/silver miners; strong H1 earnings lift AIS valuation.
How to Overcome Our Highly Concentrated Markets
Equal-weight ETFs enter ASX and US markets, reducing concentration risk as miners and banks dominate. MVW and QUS offer a smarter passive tilt.
Time Approaching to Judge the Budget Changes
As Budget 2026 looms, Australia weighs CGT reform, potentially ending the 50% discount, moving to inflation-based gains, and tweaking negative gearing.
Weekly wrap: ASX loses steam amid hairy chested war rhetoric
ASX slips as Trump-Iran tension persists; IGO sinks 18% on lithium gloom, while energy stocks rally; weekly loss about 1.8%.
How Australians Have Handed an Unnecessary $13.5b to the ATO
Australians pay $13.5b in tax as retirees stay in accumulation mode, paying 15% on earnings. Switch to retirement mode for tax-free income, says HESTA.
The Weekly Finger: Records, realities, and a two-headed beast
US bull market hits 3.5 years, up ~99% with fresh record highs; hidden small caps to watch as fuel shocks meet a looming global food crisis.