It’s that time of year when you turn your thoughts turn to eggnog, Christmas cheer and what to buy Uncle Fred. Yes, it is Xmas and as we look back on the past year, at least for investors, what can we learn? Volatility 2022 has been a year of volatility. Much of it forced…
Ithaca is the island in Greece that Odysseus had so much trouble returning to in Homer’s Odyssey. On his way he survives run ins with the Cicones, Polyphemus (Cyclops to you), Circe, the Sirens, Scylla, the winds of Aeolus, the Laestrygonians, Zeus, Poseidon and Calypso. A rough trot, and when he finally gets there no…
‘If only’ I had adopted the Marcus ‘One Stock Folio’ and put all my funds into ResMed (RMD), I would be very much better off right now. Every time I review my folio, I come upon the same issue. Amongst the solid performers, the failures and the hopefuls, ResMed stands out. It is now my most significant…
What is ‘Eustress’? A few weeks ago, one of our members responded to my Retirement Today article with the following comment: “I can think of no better way to live after 65 than to be an active share investor/trader. Learning about new business ideas, especially technological inventions, is interesting enough, let alone the risk element…
This is a Heat Map of the All Ordinaries index showing the performance every month since 1982 (over 40 years). Source: Refinitiv Interested in Marcus Today? Marcus Today contains stock market education and ideas every day. Sign up for a no-obligation 14-day free trial. You can see that the average Australian market performance…
I once went out with the richest man in England. Not in the biblical sense of course, and after a few bottles of something expensive he expounded his somewhat brutal assessment of life and business. I took notes. Here is the potted version. Do not try this at home. Interested in Marcus Today? Marcus…
As we grow older we tend to look back at the ‘Good Times’ no doubt with an element of rose tinted spectacles. Times when life was easier and we could rely on people and organisations not trying to deceive us. I’ve tried to make sure my rose- tinted specs are well and truly locked away…
Warren Buffett once said “The first rule of an investment is don’t lose [money]. And the second rule of an investment is don’t forget the first rule. And that’s all the rules there are”. So for your investing pleasure, here are ten top tips for not losing your money. 40 years of experience in here.…
It is with great pleasure I announce that technical trader and educator Stuart McPhee has joined the Marcus Today Team. Stuart will be writing a Technical Trading section starting Monday September 12th. Some of you would be aware of Stuart already, his reputation as a technical trader, analyst and consultant precedes him. In his former…
