An Australian could have stood pat in the 10 months since Forbes Asia last ranked the country's 40 wealthiest people and still would have been one-fifth richer by our count. The Aussie dollar gained 21% against the U.S. greenback, our benchmark.
Twenty-seven million people around the world lost their jobs in 2009, the UN labour agency said on Wednesday, warning of a jobless recovery in a report released on the opening day of the World Economic Forum.
Companies with international operations are set to take advantage of a global economic recovery in 2010, continuing the rally that began in 2009.
In 1962, a young portfolio manager named Warren Buffett bought Berkshire Hathaway
"Gorilla stocks" are back on radar as long-term, cornerstone holdings for savvy investors.
With risk appetite returning to the market, a growing number of investors are putting speculative stocks back under the microscope.
With the stockmarket down 40 per cent, the humble bond has made a comeback
There are two ways to build wealth and more particularly a share portfolio.
Red Fork Energy - we first recommended this company a few months ago when the share price was well below 30 cents
As Australian investors become re-acquainted with bear market, recession and deficit, it takes nerve to think long-term