Category: LICs, LITs & ETFs

LICs, LITs & ETFs

Subscriber Questions – Amazon, JHG, CGC and more

ASX:NCM 23/07/2019

How to play gold at these elevated levels

LICs, LITs & ETFs 01/04/2019

How could a change of Government and franking credit treatment impact Listed Investment Companies (LIC’s)

LICs, LITs & ETFs 17/12/2018

How we will “play” these choppy markets

ASX:CQR 10/12/2018

Five Defensive Stocks To Consider If The Rout Continues

ASX:NBI 26/09/2018

New Listing Today – NB Global Income Trust (NBI)

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Weekend report 26/07/2025

CORRECTWeekend Q&A: The ASX200 is feeling “soft” as we approach August & September

The ASX200 slipped 1% last week, eroding 40% of July's gains as the RBA took the shine off the local market even as global indices pushed to fresh highs, i.e. the US S&P 500 advanced +1.5% last week. The S&P 500 notched its 5th straight record weekly closing high, courtesy of more than 80% of the 169 S&P 500 companies that have reported to date have beaten Wall Street’s expectations. In Australia, it's been a more mixed and polarised affair on the reporting front, but with the “Big Four Banks” retreating on average close to 4% the ASX was always going to struggle to match its overseas peers.

Afternoon report 25/07/2025

The Match Out: Stocks end the week lower; Resources join Banks in the sell-off

The ASX put in a weaker session seeing sustained selling through the day, as softer iron ore prices weighed on the materials space. With heavyweight resources and the big banks down, the index was fighting a losing battle from start to finish, though we still managed to close higher for the week.