There is a truth in the stock market that you will not find many brokers or fund managers admitting to. It is this: Fundamental analysis only works on certain companies. Meanwhile, there is a sub-world of stocks without solid fundamentals (XRO, PDN, NXT), without earnings even, that defy fundamental analysis and you all need to…
We saw our son off to the Australian Army yesterday. Here is an article that addresses the priorities in life. Suits the moment.
Many investors that have been brainwashed by decades of smarter than thou finance participants telling them value investing is the be-all and end-all of making money in stocks.
We are approaching June, and it’s a good time to start talking about tax loss selling in stocks. It works like this.
Ten Commandments for any new investor. A distillation of forty years of handling private clients: Don't be a Moron – A lot of you are invested in the Moron Portfolio (BHP, RIO, NAB, CBA, ANZ, WBC, TLS, WES, WOW, MQG, WDS….spotted yourself yet?). The Moron Portfolio is so 1980's. It is out of date. These…
For most Australians, picking individual stocks and maintaining stock market vigilance is a passionate hobby. As Marcus Today Members that probably includes you. But what if you don't have the time? What if you just want to look after money, not make money? What if you need something more passive? What if you don't want…
After a 14.3% rally in the ASX 200 since November last year, is it time to “Sell in May and go away”?
For the benefit of new members this is a repost of recent trading tutorials. Offering an explanation of the terms and phrases used in the trading section. This section will be posted under "education" and updated with new insights over time. The two primary indicators used in our trading section are relative strength index (RSI) and moving averages (MA). The RSI is…
Ask the average person how to invest in the stock market and you will get one of two answers. Fundamental analysis or technical analysis.
