Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
In this week's essential reading guide Bartholomeusz predicts a Ford domino effect, Koukoulas runs the ruler over Australia's economy, Burgess foresees a carbon flip and Irvine surveys a Bernanke brainwave.
There is room for reform at the nation's tax office but Joe Hockey's proposal to knock tax administration and policing into place could be counterproductive.
In this week's essential reading guide Bartholomeusz predicts a Ford domino effect, Koukoulas runs the ruler over Australia's economy, Burgess foresees a carbon flip and Irvine surveys a Bernanke brainwave.
There is room for reform at the nation's tax office but Joe Hockey's proposal to knock tax administration and policing into place could be counterproductive.
In the ultra-fluid technology sector, many an acquisition shock has paid off – and vice versa. Yahoo's big cheque for Tumblr isn’t the only deal that may be judged differently in hindsight.
The cloud ERP vendor is starting to move up the software as a service food chain but it will have to surmount a few hurdles before its ready for big time.
The Solar 2013 conference in Melbourne carries the theme of an industry trying to prevent a possible race to the bottom, where weaker firms damage the industry in compromising quality for price.
The reverberations from the Newman government’s bulldozing of Queensland’s vegetation protection laws will be felt in Canberra, with the Coalition's Direct Action plan now at risk of a $1 billion budget blow-out.
CEOs outline changing views on corporate spending and profits, their economic expectations and political dissatisfaction, including advice for Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.
UK-based Zeebox wants to be the intermediary for all social media-television interactions. It will not only have to lure viewers, but the networks themselves.
In a rising market, corrections can be wonderful for investors looking to buy. The trick is how to determine whether a downturn is merely a correction, or a reversal.
The most important thing to focus on during earnings season is what each company believes the future holds. Smart investing is all about looking ahead.
In the last of this four part miniseries on how to perform a company health check, we look at liquidity. What are the funding pitfalls investors can look for to avoid backing the wrong stock?
Most of the time the auditor’s statement accompanying a business’ financial report is bland, but it’s essential to read as it occasionally yields an absolute revelation about the company’s outlook.
With bank profits likely to remain high and interest rates low, the strong yields provided by banks will continue to make them a popular choice for investors.
Most REITs now have manageable debt levels, are tightly run and expect reasonable earnings growth into the future. Add attractive dividend yields and the sector's looking up.
Not long ago, BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers was copping criticism left, right and centre. But the commodity equation has since realigned and the mining giant is back on top.
After edging lower in the past few years, the property market is seeing early signs of life again. And with interest rates at record lows, it is sure to get another kick along.
When money went yield-chasing in the stock market as interest rates plummeted, the banks were the first to be snapped up. But now the smart money is looking elsewhere.
