I was playing golf with a few retirees. Post their annihilation, as usual with this demographic, our bar chatter turned to the hot topic of franking credits, and how long they would last before the government adds superannuation to their list of assets to be bled for cash on top of housing. As the conversation…
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY After a 27% rally in the ASX 200 since May 1st 2020 we are set up for a repeat of the old adage "Sell in May and Go Away". I have written about the “Sell in May and go away” concept every May and make the regular comment that the only reason this…
We have had a question about the best charting software on the Marcus Today Stock Discussion Group. Trading View is clearly one of the most popular. We asked AI what's the best trading platform?" It came back with this list: TradingView: TradingView is a popular web-based platform that offers a wide range of charting tools…
The concept for this article has been unashamedly stolen from Warren Buffet although it has been given an an Australian flavour. He expounded the US version in a speech in 1984 commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the book Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, the bible of value investing. He called his speech…
THE FLYING FERRET I used to own a greyhound. Well, a bunch of us did actually. It was a yuppie post-university indulgence organized by one of the West End wide boys I worked with in my early stockbroking days in London. He had picked out an Ad in the Greyhound Star for a ‘Sales Trial’…
Season’s greetings, we hope you enjoy our MT Christmas reading list which the team have put together for our members. This is a list of books that have been of great influence, helpful in their investing and research process or have been a great source of wisdom. Not sure what to buy your loved one’s…
IDEA OF THE DAY WESTPAC BANK (WBC) Henry: ABC News Breakfast, 26th November To hear more from Marcus Today, sign-up for a FREE 14-day no obligations trial HERE. Events are moving fast this morning. I was on air on the ABC as the news broke that Brian Hartzer had resigned. Hardly a surprise given…
Leave it to the Grandkids? Reading the ABC News web site, as is my habit, I came across an interesting article by Owain Emslie and Danielle Wood discussing a report from the Grattan Institute on inheritances. The Grattan Institute is well known for its support of an inheritance tax to fix the country’s budget problems…
Goodman Group is a global integrated property company, engaged in owning, developing and managing industrial property and business space in the markets across the world. The principal activities are investment in directly and indirectly held industrial property, property services, property development (including development management) and fund management. GMG’s segments include Australia and New Zealand, Asia,…
Marcus has updated this article for 2020 with the new average return numbers. You can find the updated article HERE We had a question on the Marcus Today Stock Discussion Group on Facebook asking: “Silly question but Marcus mentioned the average market return is about 9%, I assume that is capital growth and dividends included?”…
