The foundation of the Australian Edge approach to stock selection is a system that takes account of specific operating and financial criteria. It’s important to follow what it says about quality with equity indexes at near-term highs. Read More

Key equity indexes are making new records. At the same time, more signs are emerging of Australia’s growing importance in the global economy. Read More

It’s become rather intellectually chic to talk down positive market performance in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis. We’d rather make money than be cool. Read More

The Australian government seems to have bungled its Minerals Resource Rent Tax. But stock indexes are pushing out to near-term highs, even as economic data suggests a continuing pattern of good news mixed with bad. Read More

Politicians all over the globe are performing high-wire acts with fiscal and monetary policy, some because of the lay of the economic land before them, others because it seems to suit their parochial interests. Your delicate task is to remain patient, waiting for opportunities to emerge. Read More

Everybody loves a good rally. But let’s not get too caught up in the moment. Read More

The last decades of the 20th century were marked by policy that favored investors. The first decades of the 21st century may see the reversal of this trend. Read More

We're off to a good start, now just over a year into our adventure Down Under. But we're far from satisfied. Read More

The Australian dollar jumped the moment the Federal Open Market Committee announced more quantitative easing. It’s a sign of the times. Read More

Volatility and volume are low, there’s slightly more good than bad about economic conditions at home and abroad but not enough for the “all clear,” and September is going to be an interesting month. Read More