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Earnings Season Growth Leaders: Gold, Copper, Industrials and More
Earnings season shifts to a stock-pickers market as the RBA lifts rates to 3.85%; focus on cash flow and balance sheets, with Macquarie leading earnings.
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Where are the New Copper Discoveries? Deficit Remains, Small Caps to Benefit?
Copper faces a structural deficit through 2026 as demand from renewables and AI surges, boosting ASX-listed miners with new long-life supply.
Time to Get Active on Super Collapses
$1.2B First Guardian/Shield super collapse hits 11,000 investors as deadlines loom; AFCA and Netwealth payouts underway - check if you’re affected
The Weekly Finger: Older, fitter, faster, more fragile
Markets shift as AI fuels software sector; old leadership fades while new contenders tighten their grip.
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Health Insurance Costs Just Keep Rising
Australian private health insurance premiums rise 4.41% from April 1, the steepest since 2017, as cover downgrades rise and Medibank posts profits.
Silver’s Historic Rally and the Structural Deficit: Are ASX Small Caps Underappreciated?
Silver surges on structural deficit and tariff fears; ASX miners poised to benefit as supply tightens—are Australian small caps undervalued?
ASX Earnings Season Growth Leaders: From ABB to MAH, VNT and more
RBA lifts rates to 3.85% as easy money ends; ASX growth names ABB, MAH, VNT lead with pricing power and stronger cash flow.
Why Paying Off Your Mortgage Is Not Always a Good Idea
Paying off your mortgage isn’t always best. Consider offset accounts for flexibility, and diversify into super or investments for long-term gains in Australia.
The Weekly Finger: Shorter Days, Smarter Plays
Market alert: SaaS sell-off deepens; silver supply tightens on dwindling reserves. ASX picks like BHM could surge.
The Big Boomer Sell-Down
Boomer wealth transfer accelerates as retirees cash up, downsize and boost super. A$3.5 trillion wave of inheritances headed to younger Australians.
Weekly Wrap: AI Margin Squeeze Hits Software Peers as ASX Slips, Yet Week Ends Higher
ASX slips 1.4% as AI fears squeeze software margins; yet the week climbs 2.4% on bank strength and gold rebound.
Is Graphene Technology Starting to Pay Off?
Graphene moves from lab to fab as ASX players near commercialisation; Sparc's ecosparc drives 60% anti-corrosion gains and field trials with majors.