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    Emerald Financial is a financial services firm founded in 2005. We offer a diversified range of services, including; stock research and data, education courses, portfolio services, and financial news. Over the years, we have educated thousands of Australians to trade equities and derivative markets.

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  • Are rates finally peaking? | EFG Podcast

    Mike and Sam are back for another in-depth discussion about interest rates, this time assessing whether they have peaked in Australia or the United States.  The podcast outlines changes in US CPI growth, inflation, core inflation which have impacted macroeconomic policies around the world. The US market was initially expecting two more rate rises butRead More
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  • Fast Money: Mayfield Childcare (MFD) vs Macmahon Holdings (MAH)

    July 10 marks the day that changes in Australia’s Child Care Subsidy kick in to make child care more affordable for families. It’s a timely theme that has attracted Emerald Financial’s attention which features Mayfield Childcare (ASX: MFD) in this week’s edition of Fast Money. Highlighting how fees are increasing faster than wages and the

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  • Fast Money: KMD Brands (KMD) Vs Calidus Resources (CAI)

    In the current economic climate, would you rather invest in an outdoor apparel retailer that can capitalise on the resumption of international travel and no COVID sales interruption in 12 months, or a gold miner trading at about Net Tangible Assets (NTA) levels with operational activities around the corner?  Emerald Financial analysts Sam Green andRead More
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  • The Perfect Storm: will the banking crisis spread to Aussie banks next?

    March has been a quite turbulent month for the global banking industry. It has only been less than 2 weeks since Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced bankruptcy, and now Credit Suisse is now grasping for help as their shares and bonds slumped. Though it was thrown a $54 billion lifeline by the Swiss central bankRead More
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  • Understanding the importance of clinical trials when investing in medical research driven biotech

    Clinical trials are an essential part of the drug development process and play a critical role in determining the safety and efficacy of new treatments. However, understanding how clinical trials operate can be one of the more difficult concepts to grasp for investors when looking to invest in medical research, drug or device development in

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  • Fast Money: Fenix Resources vs G8 Education

    A small-cap iron ore producer with a $150m market cap who earned almost half of that in profits last year, or a childcare operator who bought back $40m of their own shares?  Sam Green and Alfred Chan from Emerald Financial each have 60 seconds to put their investment case forward on a stock on theRead More
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  • Fast Money #2 – Metals X (MLX) Vs Monash IVF (MVF)

    If you're like most people, you're always on the lookout for ways to make fast money. And if you're an investor, that means finding stocks that can give you big returns in a relatively short amount of time. In this episode of Fast Money #2, we're going to look at two stocks that could doRead More
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  • Trying to crack a walnut with a sledgehammer

    For a long time, traditional share market analysis has included an array of macro and micro indicators, from gauging volatility, using technical analysis, and researching particular sectors and industries to predict future share price movements. But lately, investors are being forced to overlook these tried and true indicators and lock focus on any monetary policyRead More
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  • Pointsbet vs Sonic Healthcare – Introducing ‘Fast Money’

    Imagine if you could pit two stocks together in a fight to the death, their only weapons being their investment case. Thats the idea of 'Fast Money' a new video series by Emerald Financial that sees two presenters given only 60 seconds to pitch their stock. Although it might sound more like a sports panelRead More
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  • Is this the top or the bottom?

    The recent downturn in global markets exposed a landslide of issues that our financial markets have been hiding since the start of the COVID pandemic.  Investors are attempting to decode what our markets are trying to communicate to us to bring light to the reasoning for the recent volatility in global equities - and howRead More
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  • Finally time to buy Tech and Discretionary stocks?

    Something is in the water. The current market environment is nothing like we have seen before.  High prices, high inflation, high interest rates and now the largest world economy slipping into technical recession. But, now is looking like a good time to buy. To understand what direction interest rates are heading, Tim and Mike discussRead More
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  • Crypto chill tests the faithful

    Recent volatility in global markets has exposed some serious vulnerabilities in the crypto space, showing that cryptocurrencies might not be as revolutionary as many were expecting and that it is experiencing the same risks and issues that have been seen in financial markets for decades, albeit at increased volatility. The recent crash of the TerraRead More
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  • Getting taught a lesson from Doctor Copper

    The term 'Doctor Copper’ has been used as market lingo for decades because of its ability to predict swings and turning points in global markets. In this episode, Tim and Sam dive into the correlation between inflation-adjusted GDP and global Copper Prices to get an overall view on the health of the economy, and toRead More
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  • The FED plays a dangerous game

    Markets have been wholloped in the last few weeks as investors braced for any optimism from the central bank.  Currently, the FED is playing a dangerous game with their most recent rate hike. Trying to make moves to get inflation under control to bring a glimmer of hope back into the eyes of investors andRead More
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  • How to survive the rising rates environment

    Interest rates have risen in Australia for the first time since 2010, which has been a long time coming, if anything we are late to the party. Rate announcements and central bank meetings are usually followed by a week of increased volatility – we have certainly seen that so far. With stocks and bonds on

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