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Grace is an investment writer and research contributor with hands-on experience analysing listed companies, financial results, market trends, and long-term investment opportunities.
Her work focuses on making complex financial ideas clear, practical, and engaging for everyday investors. She has a strong interest in equity markets, business fundamentals, long-term investing, and the role quality companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can play in wealth creation over time.
Grace brings a detail-oriented and analytical approach to her writing, supported by her current studies in a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Economics, Finance and Trade. She also brings real-world experience from customer-focused and target-driven environments, which has helped shape her disciplined, deadline-focused approach to research and communication.
Areas of Expertise
ASX-listed companies
Global equities
ETFs
Fundamental analysis
Company earnings
Financial reports
Long-term investing
Compounding
Growth investing
Market trends
Investor education
Education
Grace is currently studying a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Economics, Finance and Trade.
Favourite Investment Quote
“Long ago, Ben Graham taught me that ‘Price is what you pay; value is what you get.”
— Warren Buffett
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Big companies can be comforting investments. They have familiar names, established customers, and a history of rewarding shareholders.
But I don't think being an ASX blue chip automatically makes a share a good buy.
Some are finding new ways to grow, while others face problems that could weigh on returns for years. The price investors pay also makes a difference.
I've looked at five popular ASX shares to decide which I'd buy today and which one I'd avoid altogether.
Let's start with a mining giant that's investing heavily in its future.
BHP has long been associated with iron ore, and its Western Australian operations remain a major source of earnings and cash flow.
But I think the next stage of its growth will be shaped by the investments it has been making elsewhere.
Its copper operations provide exposure to expanding electricity networks and data centre infrastructure. Copper production was lower in the September quarter, but stronger prices helped offset some of that weakness. BHP also maintained its full-year production guidance, despite the mixed quarter.
Meanwhile, the Jansen potash project in Canada is approaching its first production, expected in mid-2027. This adds another commodity supported by the need to improve agricultural productivity.
At around $58.04, BHP trades on a P/E ratio of roughly 17.5 times forecast FY27 earnings. Analysts expect earnings per share (EPS) to rise to $4.06 by FY29, bringing that multiple down to around 14 times.
Commodity prices will influence the outcome, but established cash generation and projects nearing production make BHP a buy for me.
And that's my first verdict. What about the other four?
One is Australia's biggest bank. Another is showing signs of recovery, while a popular retailer keeps building on its strengths.
The final company is the one I wouldn't buy today. Here's my view on them all.
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