At the end of last year, while most of the media were playing up the “doom and gloom” angle following a year of plummeting share prices, Julia Lee on the Web site compareshares.com.au was sensing opportunity:
Looking at the glass half full
Julia Lee, equities analyst, Bell Direct
How much further can the market fall?
The market is down […]
During the long-lived “global financial crisis” bear market of last year I read many comments from disgruntled investors saying they would never again risk a penny in the stockmarket. I even read serious articles suggesting that this “crash” was the death knell of the capitalist system! But history shows that stockmarkets rise and fall, and […]
So I’m talking to my wife the other day about this new trading system I’m working on and, feeling pretty pleased with myself, mention that it shows a historical return on the total trading account balance of 4% a month.
You know what she says?
“Four percent?!… that’s pathetic!”
Always ready with a snappy comeback, I reply, “Huh?!”
“Four […]
If you’re just starting out with the sharemarket, you might be interested in this recent article from Brisbane’s Courier Mail.
The idea of investing a little regularly over time is a good one - it teaches you good saving habits and let’s you get started quickly without having to amass a fortune first.
Room for small investors
Noel […]
For those who are new to share investing, let’s take a look at some basics…
The most commonly traded share is called (surprise!) an Ordinary Share. When you buy a share in a company you own a portion of that company - and as a part owner (albeit a small one) you are entitled to a […]
Most long term investors favour Blue Chip shares. “Blue chip” companies are large, well established companies that are considered to be strong and dependable, including such household names as Telstra, BHP, Woolworths and the ANZ, Commonwealth, National and Westpac Banks.
Such companies are generally perceived as reliable investments. But unfortunately, it ain’t necessarily so…
Consider again, Telstra. […]
Another approach to the sharemarket is the short term trading approach. Traders monitor prices and actively buy and sell shares to profit from short term market movements.
As we have seen, this type of investing has been made accessible to the ordinary individual thanks to the Internet and the availability of share charting software for the […]
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