Claire Aitchison of Independent Investment Research provides comprehensive research coverage and commentary for listed managed investments. Here is the latest update.

Although finishing with a small loss of 2.6% in May, the Aussie sharemarket continues to outperform the US and most other advanced economy sharemarkets.

A historically high interest rate rise is expected next Tuesday, so let’s see how much extra money borrowers will have to shell out to keep their homes.

Takeover offers and deals are giving tech stocks a boost.

Could the classic "defensive" asset of bonds now be in buying territory?

Two important bankers in the US and Australia are seeing it more positively than the doomsday economists and the stock market since early January this year. And here’s why…

Labor’s (and the “teals'”) desire to be more than a one-term wonder should work against the new Government moving too far to the left on economic policies.

If you can hold your nerve when others around you are losing theirs and selling all and sundry, then you’ll be a long-term successful investor not a headless chook-like speculator running around wildly reacting to market gyrations.

With the end of the financial year not too far away, here are the 5 actions to take to get the most out of the superannuation system.

Consumer confidence is sapped by rising interest rate talk but here are 5 reasons to dismiss interest rate and stock market fears.

If you’re nervous about the stock market, is it a case of ‘no guts, no glory’ or should you wait just that little bit longer?

BHP, Xero and Macquarie are piquing interest.