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Is it a myth that 'purpose' can drive corporate profits?

Phil Preston
2 June 2020

If ESG, ethical investing, philanthropy and CSR aren’t creating the magnitude of change needed, is there an alternative way of bridging the gap between profit growth and social benefit?

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 359

27 May 2020
5

We recently sold the family home we have lived in since 1989 for a high multiple of the original purchase price. Does that make us good investors? No. Did we pick a particularly fine house? No. The prices say more about our age than our skill. It simply means we live in Sydney and we allowed the investment to grow over a long time without selling any part of it. There's a powerful equity investing lesson here.

The most amazing investing lesson of all

Graham Hand
27 May 2020
14

If you had to choose one concept to explain to a young person setting out on an investment journey, it should be compounding. While the results are not as spectacular, it's especially relevant when returns are lower.

What will stop the market returning to its highs?

Roger Montgomery
27 May 2020
20

Despite signs of optimism, market valuations are stretched and recovery is fuelled by government support. Some companies are doing well but stimulus cannot continue to prop up consumers for too long.

Value is under pressure again - but its day will come

Paul Moore
27 May 2020
3

The key to investment success from here is the ability to ignore the crowd and the hot stocks. We will then face a once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy cyclical and industrial stocks with significant upside.

10 undervalued stocks if you're worried about volatility

Emma Rapaport
27 May 2020
1

Amid the coronavirus-induced turmoil, many quality names are trading at a discount to fair value, according to Morningstar analysts. A smaller list of companies also screen for earnings certainty.

6 questions SMSF trustees are asking about gold

Jordan Eliseo
27 May 2020
4

SMSF trustees are concerned about stock market volatility and low interest rates, and they asked six important questions during this seminar on whether gold has a role in their portfolios.

LIC fees banned but other doors remain open

Treasury has finally banned commissions paid to brokers and advisers on LICs and LITs but the exemption from FoFA rules remains for other listed products in the 'real' economy, whatever that is.

Is it the end of cash for SMSFs?

Leonie di Lorenzo
27 May 2020
1

The simple message to diversify is not new, but thousands of SMSF trustees focus only on equities and dividends. COVID-19 is encouraging SMSFs to consider different investment strategies.

Depression or recovery? The risk of time

Francis A. Scotland
27 May 2020
2

It is always easier to see the challenges and risks while underestimating ingenuity and positive possibilities. It's likely to be the case this time, too, as long as we move quickly to open economies.

COVID Susceptibility Index can help to manage outbreaks

David Bell
27 May 2020

Susceptibility is the risk of severe illness or death if an individual contracts COVID-19. It shows how bad an outbreak could be by region and it will inform policy on relaxing restrictions.

Apps and ‘dark kitchens’ are changing food delivery

Michael Collins
26 May 2020

The restaurant business has always operated on thin margins, and home delivery doesn't make it better. But most of the delivery platforms are also struggling, and an industry shake-up is underway.

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An ‘affordability’ scheme making the county more vulnerable to economic shocks and contributing to the deteriorating financial situation of everyday Australians.

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