You have probably heard of Robo-Advice, financial advice generated by an algorithm using inputs you provide detailing your own personal financial circumstances. In the modern investing world there is a related phenomenon. Let's call it it Robo-Research and in an evolving AI world, it is proliferating. We are now plagued with literally hundreds and hundreds…
Coles. We all know it. Most of us probably even shop there. It has come under fierce competition in recent years and in November last year was spun out of Wesfarmers (WES). Almost a year on, we take a look at how the retail giant has performed and what might lie ahead. Before we get…
CLICK HERE FOR GLOSSARY A-H I Imputation credit – Tax credits passed on to a shareholder who receives a franked dividend. Imputation credits entitle investors to a rebate for tax already paid by an Australian company Indicators – Analytical tools used by technical analysts to help them select shares. Inflation – The increase in…
FINANCIAL GLOSSARY If you find errors or omissions please email us – Click Here A Australian Clearing House – ACH – The Australian Clearing House Pty Ltd, the subsidiary of ASX which clears options and futures traded on the ASX. Australian Financial Services Licence – A licence granted by ASIC that authorises a person…
The Birth of the Stock Market Us modern day investors can buy and sell stocks at the click of a button. We can see the price and details of any stock in the world with a quick google search and can get our rolling market fix daily through tv, radio or online news sources. But…
THE LUCKY COUNTRY “The Lucky Country” sounds like a nice cuddly description of Australia, but it isn’t. In fact it’s a rather cynical dig. It comes from the title of a Professor Donald Horne book in 1964 called "The Lucky Country". The point he was trying to make was that Australia was “Lucky” rather than…
I have four kids. Three of them are now driving, which means that in the last five years we have gone from a ratio of two taxi drivers being taken for granted by four passengers to five taxi drivers and one passenger. While that has been a huge burden off our taxi driving duties, it…
Each week ASIC publishes a list of stocks that have been “Sold short”. In basic terms it means stocks that have been sold by people who don’t own them. It is not that easy to genuinely short a stock. You can do something similar through CFD accounts which are simply a bet on a price…
How old would you be if you didn't know the day you were born? The Mule is a film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood. Eastwood is now 93 and plays the lead role as a grumpy old man who goes out kicking. It leaves you wondering whether the film doesn’t reflect a lot of…
I have an article in The Age Money section. It's one to send to your kids. Click below and read it online (it helps it go viral), or you can read it below. Or just copy and paste the image and the link and send it to the kids by email. https://www.theage.com.au/money/investing/the-best-investment-in-the-whole-world-20180605-p4zjkr.html I have been…
