Insights

A business restructuring and non-cash writedown has shaken the market's confidence in the multi-food franchise operator.

The out-of-favour mining conglomerate finds a supporter in a top performing fund.

This week we look at Origin Energy, UGL, SCA Property Group, Energy Resources of Australia and Greencross.

The Euro is down around 0.35% against the $US in early trading this morning while Australian 10 year bond yields are also down about four basis points compared to Friday. This suggests only limited market reaction to yesterday's news that talks between Greece and the European Commission broke down. This quiet and cautious response is likely to flow through to this morning's stock market.

With Monday's confidence on Greece being turned around, stock markets have been forced reluctantly back to a cautious frame of mind. Markets appear to have taken statements by EU President Donald Tusk as a reality check on Greece. Decision time has come and these decisions are necessarily going to involve very difficult political decisions for one or both sides of this negotiation...

Income - can you have too much of a good thing? A few unexpected things happened in markets last week. The market fell by about 5% which in itself wasn't too bad. The interesting thing was what fell most and why. Banks fell by a little over 6%, while resource heavy small company shares fell by just 3.5%.

Our guide to geared share products that help you build a bigger portfolio.

Extremes in the 1980s and today's high dividend payout ratios have more similarities than you may think.

How the proposed changes to the asset limits on the age pension work, the effect of possible tax changes on property sales, evening out members' balances, and more.

Forget the 'noise' in global markets, this is where the money will be made.

Three out of four of our highest conviction stocks have beaten market expectations in their latest results.

This week we look at APA Group, Spotless, Nine Entertainment, Metcash and Recall Holdings.

Cutting back bank exposure and asking for more about bonds.

After five days of selling, investors will be hoping for a breather. Whether or not they get it may depend on the bond market.

Against a backdrop of ongoing bond value destruction, the Greek PM's latest piece of interpretive dance, and better than expected US jobs data, markets face a turbulent week as they digest a smorgasbord of data. Australian investors face a difficult day, with many looking to the long weekend to act as a circuit breaker to last week's negative momentum.

The US EPA has concluded that hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is safe in the vast majority of cases...