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  • Despite beating estimates, US earnings season raises plenty of concerns

    Despite beating estimates, US earnings season raises plenty of concerns

    If the current rate is sustained, around 77 percent of S&P 500 companies will exceed their earnings estimates in the current earnings season, the second best ‘beat rate’ of a quarterly earnings season in the past six years. Whilst this number seems fantastic, it continues a trend of insincere executives and sympathetic analysts lowering guidanceRead More
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  • Death by taxes…or how do you balance a Federal Budget?

    Death by taxes…or how do you balance a Federal Budget?

    If you think that the Federal Government’s mantra of a balanced Federal Budget is not contractionary for the economy, then you probably would be wrong. The Government publishes monthly budget figures (www.finance.gov.au), so you can establish the annual growth rates of the various components of taxation. To balance the budget, you need to increase taxation.Read More
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  • A look at upcoming bank reporting

    A look at upcoming bank reporting

    Last week we saw an earnings report from Bank of Queensland, the first of the domestic banks to report earnings in the October/November period. The report was largely in-line with analysts’ expectations, but the stock fell on the day and has continued lower since then. Perhaps the market was optimistic that results would surprise toRead More
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  • The long road ahead for Seven West Media

    The long road ahead for Seven West Media

    Emerald Financial Rating: Medium-term Sell Price at time of publication: $0.42 The Australian media ranks have once again had their feathers rustled earlier in the year following the resignation of Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner just five days before he had been due to deliver the Groups FY19 financial results. With the timing ofRead More
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  • Investing Through Economic Uncertainty – How The Healthcare Sector Has Flourished

    Investing Through Economic Uncertainty – How The Healthcare Sector Has Flourished

    Typically during a recession, consumers reduce their spending. But people can’t stop getting sick, becoming injured, or requiring health care products and services, just because there is a downshift in the economy. So what happens to the healthcare sector when there is a recession? During the Global Financial Crisis between 2007-2009, the ASX 200 recorded

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  • Why gold still has its shine

    Why gold still has its shine

    There are very little major shares on the ASX/S&P 200 (XJO) that still meet a dictionary definition of good value. Most shares are mathematically overpriced compared to historical averages by significant margins. Whilst there is plenty of cash flowing in the investing world, and investors are looking for somewhere to put cash, there is still

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