Capital 19 Catch-Up – Jun 11
The Dow managed to snap a six-week losing streak last week, also having its best weekly result since November of last year. It gained an...
11 June, 2019
Capital 19 Catch-Up – Jun 4
May was a tough one for investors in 2019 with the major indices all suffering their first monthly losses for the year. The benchmark S&P500...
04 June, 2019
Capital 19 Catch-Up – May 21
The trade war continued to dominate the talk on Wall St last week, as markets consolidated after the previous week's falls. Despite trade talks being...
21 May, 2019
Capital 19 Catch-Up – May 14
The 2019 Wall St recovery tour hit a speed bump this week, as trade negotiations between the US and China became mired in arguments between...
14 May, 2019
Capital 19 Catch-Up – May 7
Wall St fought back hard at the end of last week as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest point in 50 years. It only...
07 May, 2019
Who will be affected by Labor’s franking credits policy? It’s not just retirees.
Over the last couple of weeks, we've been delving into the topic of Labor's franking credits policy and the implications for all Australian investors and...
17 April, 2019
Capital 19 Catch-Up – April 16
Last week saw Wall St in a holding pattern as we waited patiently for more news out of the US-China trade negotiations, and for earnings...
16 April, 2019
Are Australian investors rolling the dice on the May federal election? The odds aren’t good.
On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Scott Morrison took the short drive to Yarralumla, the home of the Governor-General of Australia, to dissolve the 45th parliament....
12 April, 2019
Capital 19 Catch-Up – April 9
It was another positive week for stocks last week, as all of the major indices finished higher. The S&P500 made 2.1% over the five sessions,...
09 April, 2019
Is Labor’s franking credits policy justified?
We all know that governments like to make budget cuts. Especially if they think the average punter won't care or notice. It allows them to...
05 April, 2019