This Month
The crypto crash is coming and the landing won’t be pretty
Even the “bitcoin president” has been unable to break the so-called currency’s inevitable fall. Soon the whole thing will be a mess on the pavement.
January
Raygun’s brother linked to global scam network with nearly 40,000 Aussie victims
An AFR investigation unravels corporate registries to link Brendan Gunn, brother of “Raygun”, with a global network that has fleeced victims of millions.
Magnificent seven’s stock market dominance shows signs of cracking
Big tech profits are projected to slow this year, narrowing the gap with the rest of the S&P 500 and forcing Wall Street to hunt for value beyond the majors.
Some Warren Buffett wisdom on his last day leading Berkshire Hathaway
The advice that legendary investor Warren Buffett offered on investing and life over the years helped earn him legions of followers.
December 2025
How to squash a private credit ‘cockroach’? Ask these 10 questions
With new private credit investment funds popping up everywhere, we asked the experts to reveal the questions they ask before they invest in the booming sector.
Dump these 2 assets right now (and buy these surprise stocks)
The resilience in many assets in 2025 despite Donald Trump’s ructions means investors should offload some of their winning positions and diversify in 2026.
Worried about an AI bubble? Look for these four ‘O’s
Tallying up all four suggest AI is a bubble. However, history also shows that there is no exact point at which a bubble bursts under its own weight.
How to stop tax eating your returns at every income bracket
Individual investors who focus only on pre-tax investment returns could be hundreds of thousands of dollars worse off than those who get the structures right.
Two powerful biases that can quietly destroy your investment strategy
Overconfidence bias occurs when markets are rising, causing investors to overestimate their expertise. Then when markets fall, loss aversion bias kicks in
Can gold keep its crown as the ultimate safe haven in 2026?
Geopolitical risk, inflation and central bank buying have spurred a rush into both physical metals and ETFs.
What Gabrielle and 411,000 investors have in common
ETFs recorded the biggest increase in investors this year since the COVID-era boom, with about 10 per cent of Australians now invested in the versatile funds.
November 2025
The insidious risks lurking in your ‘safe’ cash
Despite appearing as a sensible option, holding too much “dry powder” carries stealth dangers that can starve your portfolio of long-term growth.
AI and rate cuts will power global markets in 2026
A combination of AI innovation, fiscal stimulus, and easing monetary policy will likely propel global markets next year.
Burry, Buffett and boomers: How markets drive our ugly generation gap
While investors love the contrarian wisdom of Michael Burry and Warren Buffett, capital-soaked markets mean the world they won in is gone, creating deep societal problems.
A conduit to structured investment solutions for Australia’s growing band of wealthy investors
Australia’s wealth management landscape is changing rapidly as high net worth investors seek more sophisticated, outcome-driven strategies – and technology is now at the centre of that transformation.
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What fast-growth companies must get right to attract premium valuations
Four priorities stand out for investors looking for companies with the ability to scale up with both agility and control.
The astonishing bull market will end one day. Are you ready?
Big stock gains have always been followed by big losses – and it can take years to recover them after a market crash. Here are tips on how to prepare.
Don’t believe the valuation devastation fears
Investors worried that lofty price-to-earnings ratios are a portent for a sharemarket reversal need to chill out. History shows us they are a poor guide to future performance.
October 2025
The 42pc gain that shows why Sohn is a stock picker’s delight
It turns out you could have outperformed the seemingly unstoppable magnificent seven tech stocks if you simply acted on the 11 stock picks at Sohn last year.
The conversation that could deliver $1.8m more to your kids
The investment option your kids choose when they start out in superannuation can make a huge difference to their eventual balance. Which one should they choose?
The secretive founder, his $18b debt and the future of private credit
Patrick James borrowed billions, even after a string of failed businesses, in a reflection of the private credit industry and the broader risks created by its rise.
The crash that could torch $US35trn of wealth
There are good reasons to worry that the current market rally may be setting the stage for a painful market correction, warns former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath.
Why our sharemarket is heading for a bleak future
A collapse in R&D spending is crimping Australia’s long-term growth potential and shrinking the pool of globally competitive companies worth owning.
The asset class producing its highest yields since the GFC
With bond returns over the coming decade expected to be well above the 2010-2022 period, now might be the time to make the switch out of cash.
