From The Broking Desk How To Lose $5000 Instantly On the broking desk some years ago, it must have been a slow day, one of my colleagues asked the question, “What’s the best way to lose $5,000 in the stock market?” You might be interested in the many replies. Here are some of the more…
You may have seen this story overnight. A stock called Gamestop (NASDAQ: GME) listed in the US was up 92% yesterday to $147 and is up to $236 in after-hours trade. They are calling it “Won’t Stop” on the online forums. This is the explanation from one of the Newswires in the US – “A…
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KEY THEMES FOR 2021 The highest probability prediction is that the themes that are trending at the moment will continue to trend. There is no point us heading off down some lonely contrarian road just because it’s 2021. Believe what is happening now, invest in that and the odds are that you will be more…
Marcus spoke to Patrick Poke from Livewire Articles for a two part Q& A with some great insights. Prepare for a quiet bull market In the first Q&A, Marcus contrasts his experience of broking with that of managing funds, shares some of the key themes to watch in 2021, and explains how he’s positioning portfolios…
2020 is coming to an end. What a year it has been. It has been described as a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a slow-motion train wreck. Obviously, little has gone to plan. If someone at the start of 2020 was to tell you that you would spend the year inside your house,…
In 2003 I bought a million shares in a stock called Paladin (ASX: PDN) at 1.6 cents. I sold them two weeks later for 3.2 cents having doubled my money and pocketed $16,000. Heroic. Except for the fact that three years later Paladin hit $9.57. Hindsight is a terrible thing. Financially I was done and…
This excerpt is taken from Henry’s Take where Henry explores whether you should sell Polynovo (ASX: PNV) and buy Avita (ASX: AVH). In any market, you have to compare like with like. When you look at fruit, you hold the apple in your hand and compare it to all the other apples. No use trying…
Less than four weeks to Christmas. The commentators are already talking about the “Santa Claus Rally” which is when the market seasonally rallies into the New Year. It is a well-accepted market phenomenon, and there is some logic behind it. A lot of financial decisions are made by companies and individuals at the end of…
