While energy has been the worst performing sector of 2021 so far, there are a number of reasons why you might consider investing in the energy majors.

Can these fallen small-cap angels regain their wings?

Who do you believe: a confident Reserve Bank or nervous media commentary?

The economist/financial adviser in me couldn’t help testing whether the right choice was made putting money into this Palm Beach pad.

Read the latest economic updates locally and abroad, including an anticipated update from the RBA on its bond buying program today.

While shares keep powering on month after month, the risk of a short-term correction remains, with threats from coronavirus, the approach of Fed tapering, the US debt ceiling and tax hikes and supply constraints.

As the stock market rebounded out of the Coronavirus crash last year and we were forced into a national lockdown, there was a virtual outcry that millennials were madly investing. What has been the effect of this new breed of investors?

To say the interest in Fortescue remains strong is a stunning understatement, while BHP also remains a strong buy with investors.

Here are the listed investments making news this month, including updates on dividends, capital raisings and more.

My apologies to committed pessimists but Australia has genuine claims to being a miracle economy, with a double-dip recession averted. This will help the miraculous nature of our economy cope with our current challenges.

What has driven the performance of the ASX over the past 12 months and are the positive gains set to continue?

Beyond the blue-chip usual suspects, here are a dozen industrial stocks that shrugged off the pandemic blues and, in most cases, beat expectations.