Category: Economy
Defensive Investing for a Rich Market
Property prices are high. Share prices are high. The bank pays little. Where do I turn for an investment?
Stronger, Richer, Smarter: Money Morning is Expanding
Over the next few weeks, Money Morning New Zealand is expanding our focus. Not just money. But the wider question of wealth. How to manage it. Grow it. Protect it.
How ‘Free Money’ Has Changed Baltimore
We love Baltimore. Whenever we are in the city, we feel like a half-wit teenager visiting a municipal zoo.
Napier Port IPO — Shallow Waters or Deep Opportunity?
Napier Port is going through an IPO for 45% of the company. And unless you live in the Hawke’s Bay, it’s looking very difficult to get any share allocation.
A2 Milk Soars: Time to Get Defensive?
As the A2 milk share price climbs the first tests I run is to check if the company can maintain revenue. And continue to pay dividends during a meltdown.
The House Passes Budget Deal to Increase Military Spending
Inflation changes markets, economies, and even the way people think. For example people and businesses look at the way the military has been spending
Investing in Kiwi Infrastructure: Two Top Stocks — Part Two
Often the best time to buy kiwi infrastructure shares are when the business first lists on the stock exchange through an IPO.
Investing in Kiwi Infrastructure: Two Top Stocks — Part One
There are two certainties in the countries which I invest: the population is growing and infrastructure investment is important.
Boris Trumps-on
If BoJo is indeed Britain’s Trump, at least in the stock market, we could be in for a rich ride.
Will a Black Swan Shake Up New Zealand’s Economy?
When a black swan event happens, it has a major effect as a result. Then, with the benefit of hindsight, we tend to over-rationalise the event.
Here’s What the Banking Industry Won’t Tell You
Bankers in the banking industry are often revered as the captains at the helm of the economy. It’s as if their actions dictate the trajectory of the future
11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Three
The foundations of our ‘rock star’ economy may be crumbling. If a collapse comes it could have an effect on our savings.
11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Two
It’s hard to deny it: all the signs of a potential downturn are there. We’ve had a fantastic bull run, but it’s almost certainly running out of steam.
11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part One
These 11 signs may just be the prelude to a seismic shift. This is rattling the economy, in NZ and around the world. Calling it a global economic crisis.
Why Negative Interest Rates Don’t Stimulate the Economy
It was in the early 1970s that the idea of ‘stimulating’ an economy began to take hold, first among progressives.