Insights

Alan Kohler speaks with the CEO of InvestSMART Group, Ron Hodge, about how the company plans to replace revenue it will lose from the incoming removal of grandfathered trailing commissions, its mantra of capping fees and the surge in subscriptions for Intelligent Investor and Eureka Report.

April saw all four InvestSMART Diversified Capped Fee portfolios outperform peers and Evan Lucas highlights, the key to good long-term returns comes from developing positive investment habits rather than timing the market.

Steve Sammartino explores how Amazon is investing in a COVID-safe supply chain, and the concept of exo-labour, where work is undertaken remotely through augmentation tools and how this will contribute to the post-COVID-19 recovery.

For many Australians, especially retirees, dividends are a source of reliable and tax-friendly income. But with a number of companies abandoning dividend payments, the hunt is on for alternate sources of cash.

Part Two questions the strength of Australian banks during the COVID-19 crisis.

In line with the last two months of insider transactions, Alex Gluyas looks at another three weeks dominating by Directors topping up their stake and a few huge sells that have made headlines.

Robert Gottliebsen delves into the differing economic forecasts presented by the trading banks and the Reserve Bank and the impact each perspective might have on house prices and share values.

We look at whether banks are still a safe investment and how COVID-19 has impacted their bottom lines.

Our CEO Ron Hodge recently shared how he is investing during a crisis. Today, our Chairman, Paul Clitheroe gives us his go-to strategy during these times.

After releasing promising results from a small trial on COVID-19 patients with ARDS last Friday, Alex Gluyas looks into how Mesoblast's upcoming clinical trial results and potential FDA approval could impact its valuation.

Patrick Duke explains the Financial Claims Scheme, which was introduced following the GFC to protect deposit-holders, and what cover it can provide for SMSFs.

InvestSMART's CEO was asked about his investment strategy at the start of COVID-19. A month and half on, we get an update.

Steve Sammartino explores why society is vulnerable to an AI-driven global internet virus, what consequences it would have, and how to prevent it.

Theo Marinis tells the story of a former client Bill, and how he navigated his way through the GFC and built his retirement portfolio in between sharemarket troughs.

COVID-19 has seen Australians deal with a lot of firsts - from social distancing and widespread workplace shutdowns to drive-thru health tests. The latest 'first' is negative oil prices.

The second episode looking at property, and the current challenges that COVID-19 is presenting.