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Markets only work when everyone plays by the same rules, and right now, not everyone is.
The cumulative return on a typical KiwiSaver growth fund since 2007 is around 240%. That’s despite a global financial crisis, COVID, trade wars and inflation.
A crash in the price of tech stocks might be an irrational panic or simply reflect correct pricing. The future costs and benefits of AI are uncertain.
Why is it that seemingly unrelated assets, such as stocks and crypto, seemed to crash at the same time? And what does it mean for investors’ efforts to diversify their risk?
We should be cautious about the risk of a recession in the US, but we aren’t guaranteed one. At any rate, Australia’s own fortunes are much more tied to the Chinese economy and commodity markets.
Research shows that companies led by CEOs over 65 tend to underperform in the stock market.
Just got your first paycheck, or saved a tidy sum from your first job? You might be thinking about how to invest your money. Here are some of the things you should think about.
The latest market breakthrough follows the S&P 500 topping 5,000 in February. But are these markers purely psychological?
US stocks recently entered a bear market as investors grow pessimistic the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation while avoiding a recession.
A market crash may be more likely than at any time in a generation.
Both male and female employees report reacting more negatively to criticism from a woman, which has implications for the success of women in leadership roles such as Citigroup’s incoming CEO.
Normally stock markets tell us a lot about the economy. In 2020 that’s no longer the case.
Plunging stocks have triggered rarely used ‘circuit breakers’ that temporarily halt trading. A finance scholar explains what they are and the costs of shutting down markets.
The coronavirus stock market crash is more jumpy, and harder to rein in, in part because of the role of retirees.
Now that passive funds have eclipsed their actively managed competitors, climate finance is increasingly in some new pairs of hands.
Ignore business books which promise to reveal the secret formula of success – usually it’s down to luck.
Women in the workplace face discrimination at every level, including in upper management.
Together, three asset managers now control shares in 40% of all publicly listed firms in the United States.
















