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Global markets were mixed on Friday as most sectors gained while the major US Tech stocks continued to retrace. Over the weekend, the major piece of news flow was that Amazon has bought US grocery store retailer Whole Foods, which gives Amazon a major b

Global markets sold off overnight, weighed down by the Technology sector and Resource stocks. The big names in the US Technology sector such as Apple and Alphabet extended their recent sell-off yesterday. However, the worst performing sector overnight was

We have recently launched the  Dividend Portfolio, which is designed for income seeking investors. While we apply our usual investment philosophy in order to find attractive investments which fit with our big picture world views, the emphasis is find

Tourism Holdings (THL.NZ) continued it stellar share price run as it announced a business acquisition in the US which we discuss below – has made a solid +60% return on THL since buying it in April last year.

Global markets sold off overnight, weighed down by the Technology sector and Resource stocks. The big names in the US Technology sector such as Apple and Alphabet extended their recent sell-off yesterday. However, the worst performing sector overnight was

Global markets were slightly lower overnight as the US market dipped late in the day. The major news this morning was that the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time this year, as was widely expected. The Fed cited continued US econo

Global markets were generally higher overnight as US Technology stocks recovered after 2-days of sharp falls. Interestingly the pullback has been limited to the Technology sector in the US, as the Dow Jones (a closely followed US market index) hit a new a

Global markets were lower overnight as markets have started the week tentatively following what was a dramatic sell-off across US Technology stocks last Friday. Major Banks such as Goldman Sachs warned that low volatility was blinding investors to risks i

Both ’s model portfolios performed significantly better than the broader market in May. The NZ Model Portfolio gained 1.9% in May (versus NZX 50 index 0.5%) taking the portfolio to a total return of +43% since September 2015. At the same time the A