Usually referred to in the same breath as health, “wellness” is an amorphous term but that hasn’t stopped investors from flocking to listed exposures to trendy sectors such as organics, artificial meat, probiotics, vitamins and health supplements. Strictly speaking, wellness is not a defined ASX sector and often overlaps the agricultural, biotech, nutrition and health
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Where to look for dividends in the current market downturn With our stock market losing plenty of value, the historical dividends are suggesting that many stocks are trading at a very attractive dividend yield. However, this may be a value trap on many stocks, who are unlikely to maintain the same dividends that they paid
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Having been a euphemism for skiving off or perhaps minding sick kids, ‘working from home’ (WFH) has become not just accepted but a compulsory requirement – or imposition – for white collar workers. Our tip is that, post COVID-19, divorce lawyers will emerge as the premier growth sector as working spouses see far too much
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As an industry which had already been fighting for survival before the coronavirus pandemic, the stark reality is that the retail sector will never recover from the fallout of COVID-19. Walking through the corridors of Highpoint Shopping Centre during normal trading hours, more than 80% of retail stores had shut their doors, the only ones
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In the same breath of air, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stressed practices to prevent the community spread of COVID-19 whilst also encouraging parents to utilise a $1.3 billion stimulus package which will make childcare free. It’s clear that Mr Morrison has no idea how childcare centres function. At a time when Australia faces an
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As we have previously written, investors need to keep an eye on company announcements for further clarity on near-term impact from COVID-19 as Feb-20 updates/commentary were largely redundant by the end of February. In this regard, we have been keeping up with the recent ASX company announcements across a diverse range of companies to get
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