Simon Angelo
The Herald Goes Premium: Should You Buy NZME?
The banners are getting bigger and the ads smarter, but I seldom click. Because once you click, you get lost into the net. It’s not on the same paper page anymore.
Our Future Energy Crisis Creates A Golden Opportunity
It’s amazing how quickly power blackouts are forgotten. Like oxygen, like water, you take the essentiality of electricity for granted — until you’re suddenly without it.
Are You a Margin Hound? Here’s How to Sniff Out a Good Investment
When I’m looking at businesses today, I keep front of mind these lessons on margin. As an investor, I’ve come to hate low-margin businesses. And as an analyst, I’m a margin hound.
Feeling Poor? Escape the Wage Trap by Investing Smartly
How do you beat low Kiwi wages? Save whatever you can. Build a dividend-rich investment portfolio.
Jacinda’s Made the Right Choice: Forget the CGT
As an investor, I opened one of my nice bottles of French wine the other week when the Ardern government dismissed the proposed CGT.
US Jobs Report — Why Kiwis Like You Just Got Poorer
The Kiwi dollar is weaker after the US jobs data was posted earlier this month. An expected US slowdown doesn’t appear to be happening. Instead, the slowdown is happening here.
This Forgotten Element Could Mean the Death of Tesla
Hydrogen-powered fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCVs) have around double the range of even the more efficient battery EVs, like Tesla’s Model S. So why are we seeing more EVs but few FCVs on our roads?
The Urgent Hunt for Yield That’s Boosting Kiwi Stocks
One of the reasons shares and property have boomed is due to the new approach in monetary policy since the global financial crisis of 2008. The approach penalises savers in the bank but rewards the owners of physical and financial assets.
Kiwi Homeowners: An Urgent Warning from the Bitcoin Bubble
With bitcoin, we believed it would go mainstream. An alternative to fiat currency that could hold its value like gold. This was an idealistic dream.
Could China Seize This Italian Port? — Lessons for Investors
It was a shock last year when the Morandi Bridge collapsed. It highlighted a big problem for Italy: the need to invest in aging infrastructure in an indebted nation.
Investing in Uncertain Times: Are You Prepared?
Yesterday I got to see a showcase of where investing is going in 2019 and beyond. I picked up some good ideas. It helped confirm some of the opportunities I’ve been seeing in the markets.
What To Do When the Retirement Age Moves to 85
With advancing medicines and anti-aging therapies, lifespans could increase by 20 years. Correspondingly, the age of retirement may also need to increase 20 years to be fundable.
Boeing Shares in Freefall — Crisis or Opportunity?
When Boeing shares plummeted this week following the tragic crash in Ethiopia of a Boeing 737 Max 8 — the second crash of this model in five months — I wanted to know more.
The Auckland Monopoly Game: A Dangerous Path
As a kid, I loved playing Monopoly. You buy up as many properties as the dice allows, and then you put the other players out of the game by building houses and hotels and charging astronomical rents.
A Dairy Shockwave in March Could Pop Our Property Bubble
As I watch news of the Australian economy and property market tanking, I worry about our little patch in New Zealand. We’ve had a good run, and we’ve become complacent.