While selling at a loss to offset other gains is the obvious benefit, tax loss selling may provide additional opportunities for patient investors. Tax-loss selling is a strategy where investors sell underperforming stocks at a loss to offset capital gains from...
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Should investors play Defence in FY2025?
While markets and investors are often captivated by sectors promising rapid growth and technological advancements, there are times when strategic investments in more stable sectors can offer "defence" against economic downturns. One such sector is Defence, where...
Navigating the Tug of War Between Interest Rates and Inflation
Sometimes the macroeconomic outlook changes like the weather, and investors find themselves sailing in a crosswind of uncertainty. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is ensnared in a catch-22 dilemma: whether to raise rates to tame inflation and risk plunging the...
AI Real Estate and the Importance of Data Centres
In the early days of the internet, scepticism swirled around the notion of a global network connecting computers. People questioned its reliability, its security, and even its purpose. Yet, as history unfolded, the internet proved to be a transformative force beyond...
Power Play: Investing In Energy For Innovation
Power Play: Investing In Energy For Innovation Date: 24/4/2024 As technology strides forward, the world's energy demands have skyrocketed, with artificial intelligence (AI) at the forefront of this surge. This escalation poses significant challenges and...
Will New Merger & Acquisition Laws Impact the Takeover Market?
Will New Merger & Acquisition Laws Impact the Takeover Market? 18/4/2024 In the wake of a significant market sell off following a stimulus induced boom there were plenty of company’s that saw the baby thrown out with the bath water. Over the past year, TAMIM has...
CHIPS: Megatrends and Mega Funding
We first highlighted the importance of semiconductors back in April 2023 when we introduced the concept of megatrends. Back then, we used the example of the automotive industry and the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), and highlighted how investing in...
AI’s Power Surge: Overlooked Opportunities of a Tech-Driven Future
AI's Power Surge: Overlooked Opportunities of a Tech-Driven Future 11/4/2024 The surge in enthusiasm for anything related to artificial intelligence (AI) has continued apace in 2024, a theme we have discussed on several occasions, including here and here (to provide...
Fast Thoughts, Slow Wisdom: The Legacy of Daniel Kahneman
Fast Thoughts, Slow Wisdom: The Legacy of Daniel Kahneman 4/4/2024 Daniel Kahneman, an Israeli-born American Nobel prize-winning author, passed away on March 27 at age 90. For those yet to become familiar with his work, he was a psychologist at heart but to many he...
Japan’s Post-COVID Normal & Decoding Central Bank Speak
Japan’s Post-COVID Normal & Decoding Central Bank Speak 21/3/2024 In a noteworthy decision on Tuesday, March 19, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced an increase to its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2007. Japan has endured a prolonged period of...
Biden vs Trump: Shaping Your Portfolio for the U.S. Presidential Outcome
Biden vs Trump: Shaping Your Portfolio for the U.S. Presidential Outcome 14/3/2024 As Super Tuesday's results and Nikki Haley’s exit from the Republican primary race, the stage looks set for a 2024 U.S. Presidential election rematch between the incumbent Joe Biden and...
Insurance: A Rare Winner from Higher Interest Rates?
Insurance: A Rare Winner from Higher Interest Rates? 17/8/2023 It’s a common investing belief that higher interest rates are a negative for stocks. As the world’s most famous investor Warren Buffett creatively described at the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) 2013...