For those of you who are new members to the Marcus Today newsletter you might notice that on Fridays we carry articles by our resident retiree Harold. Harold is a friend of mine from the Black Rock Sailing Club, he is a very competitive, experienced and capable sailor sailing Sabres. This was me trying to…
DEMOCRATIC SWEEP A bit ho-hum today but a major market theme is developing. The Blue Wave chatter has morphed into a new phrase in the newswires – “Democratic Sweep”. This is an image from a US article titled “Wall Street prepares for the blue wave Democratic sweep“. The Bull market is getting ready to emerge.…
Drawing inspiration from Chris’ Chart of the Day this week following his technical appraisal of retail powerhouse Premier Investments (ASX: PMV). A business that has a strong presence in Australia and New Zealand and is growing into new markets including Singapore and the United Kingdom. The Group’s brands include Smiggle, Peter Alexander, Just Jeans, Jay…
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The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) bounced hard, up 150 points Monday reversing the damage we saw on Friday afternoon after it was announced Trump would be back at his desk following a brief visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre. Volume was low with many states and China on holiday. Tuesday saw a second…
On the Couch with Henry this week are Ellerston Capital Australian Micro Cap Fund Managers David Keelan and Alexandra Clarke. The Fund has returned 24.10% pa since inception on May 1st 2017. The Fund is an actively managed portfolio of Australian listed smaller company securities. The fund is made up of a portfolio of between…
Seeing ourselves as others see us. As we age we have to deal with changes which are not just financial. I first realized this whilst I was still working full time. After a project meeting I caught a tram along St Kilda Road to travel back to the city. The tram was full as usual. …
Role Reversal One of the best things about our retirement has been the time we spent with our two granddaughters. It would have been good to spend similar time with our two grandsons but they lived in Perth so it wasn’t just a short drive up the road. It all began when the eldest granddaughter,…
An important bit of ETF education. Here is an extract from an article by James Kirby in The Australian about the risks of some exchange traded funds. The article highlights one of the major risks of ETFs: “A coalition of the world’s biggest fund managers is pressing for consumer protection reforms in the booming Exchange…
