Share Market
HOT STOCK
Supermarket third wheel worth a punt
Brian Han Metcash is currently grappling with a number of adverse factors affecting its core food and grocery business.
Intelligent Investor
When it comes to shares, don't be a sheep
Richard Livingston 2013 has been a great year for share investors, particularly those loaded up on high-yield shares.
INVESTING
Share ownership lowest since 2000
Gareth Hutchens The number of Australians directly owning shares fell to the lowest level in more than a decade as the global finance crisis has sapped investor confidence and crimped returns.
THE CHARTIST
Has gold more shimmer to shed?
Rod Myer Analysing the data reveals the falling gold price still has some way to go.
Intelligent Investor
The data roaming ripoff
John Addis You know how it works: land in a foreign country, clear immigration and hop in a bus to the resort. Minutes later, your phone bleeps. Telstra.
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
Exposure appeals as recession looms
David Llewellyn-Smith With Australia possibly on the verge of a recession, what stocks are the ones to choose?
Time to bale out of the banks
Nathan Bell In this environment, look for stocks that should provide satisfactory returns over the long-term.
INVESTMENTS
Watchdog dodges real issue of complex products
Richard Livingston An ASIC report on structured investments has missed the real issue - some of these products are far more dangerous than others.
The Chartist
Rising telco shows signs of sustaining growth
Rod Myer Canny investors are finding options in the telco market. One is M2, which has returned shareholders 84.3 per cent in the past year.
Insight
More dividends not something to bank on
Clancy Yeates A big reason bank stocks have been such a smash hit with investors this year is their great dividends.
John Collett
Popping claims of a banking bubble
John Collett The ''great bank bubble of 2013'' should be taken about as seriously as the great Australian house price bubble before it.
A capital investment idea
David Potts Have the tenants pay off your mortgage and the capital gains will look after themselves.
PROPERTY SPECIAL
Be smart before you buy
David Potts Property investors have rarely had it so good, even if it's at the expense of first home buyers.
FAIR EXCHANGE
You'll need big pockets to copy Soros
John Collett Small investors who might be planning to emulate George Soros should think again
Man Utd shares dive - is it a chance to score?
The question for small investors is whether there is a chance to grab a piece of "the world's greatest soccer team".
PROPERTY
Siren call of a sector on the rebound
John Collett The stunning returns of listed property are enticing - but be wary.
GOLDEN DAZE
Who's to blame for great gold collapse?
John Collett It is the whodunnit of the great gold sell-off. Are the massive falls the fault of the "paper" markets or is the culprit the exchange traded funds?
GOLD SLIDE
Golden oldies sticking to their beliefs
David Potts If the bullion boom is definitely over, it is playing out in some very strange ways.
Case Study: Don't panic!
David Potts He has $1.5million of shares stacked into his DIY super fund and says the secret to sharemarket investing is to never panic.
