The Key to Making Money in Shares
The ‘Inefficient Market Hypothesis’ is based on one indisputable fact: You make the most money when everyone else is wrong.
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Education Corner – The Problem With Fundamental Analysis
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…
Money Is Only Half the Equation
We saw our son off to the Australian Army yesterday. Here is an article that addresses the priorities in life. Suits the moment.
Education Corner – The Problem with Intrinsic Value
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.
Tax Loss Selling
We are approaching June, and it’s a good time to start talking about tax loss selling in stocks. It works like this.
Education Corner – The Ten Commandments
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 The Moron Portfolio is so 1980's. It is out of date.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…
Education Corner – Nothing Wrong With BIG Super Funds
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…
Sell in May and Go Away
After a 14.3% rally in the ASX 200 since November last year, is it time to “Sell in May and go away”?
Trading Tutorial
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…