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Aussie market given positive US lead Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:53PMThe Australian sharemarket has received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities prices firmer.
Books to make you a better investor Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:26PMWe're big on education at The Intelligent Investor. Every member is encouraged to review our recommended reading lists (there are three of them) because they're an education in themselves.
Books to make you a better investor Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:26PMWe're big on education at The Intelligent Investor. Every member is encouraged to review our recommended reading lists (there are three of them) because they're an education in themselves.
ASX expected to open higher Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:08PMThe ASX is expected to open higher with Wall St posting modest gains in late afternoon trade amid negative home sales data and positive news on retail sales.
ASX expected to open higher Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:08PMThe ASX is expected to open higher with Wall St posting modest gains in late afternoon trade amid negative home sales data and positive news on retail sales.
You can have a ball when you're sold a pup Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:38AMI used to own a greyhound. Well, a bunch of us did actually. It was a yuppie post university indulgence organised by one of the West End wide boys I worked with in my early stockbroking days.
Asset plays the last piece in the puzzle Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:48PMNow, like the end of a game of Trivial Pursuit, we'll fill in the last piece of investment pie: asset plays.
Gold Not a Perfect Way of Measuring Wealth, Just the Best Way Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:34PMGold won't make you rich. It toils not; neither does it spin. Since it doesn't hustle, it won't increase your wealth.
Stocks and teens: don't worry, both will mature Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 4:09PMLike offspring, they are unpredictable, but keep the faith and one day, if you're lucky, your shares will blossom into wonderful long-term investments.
Market recovery helps the ASX to a 7.9% rise in cash earnings Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 2:09PMTHE Australian Securities Exchange has warned that stockbrokers face a costly ''technological arms race'' that could put some smaller players out of business if rival exchange operators gain approval to enter the local market.
New exchanges 'threat to small brokers' Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 10:08AMThe Australian Securities Exchange has warned that stockbrokers face a costly 'technological arms race' that could put some smaller players out of business.
Hon Bill English: Lifting our Economic Game Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:16PMAs newly-elected Prime Minister John Key said in December 2008: “The driving goal of the new Government will be to grow the New Zealand economy in order to deliver greater prosperity, security and opportunity for all New Zealanders.”
Surge divides haves and have-nots Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:36AMSTOCKS surged strongly across the board yesterday, consolidating a reporting season-led recovery from the January slump but not everyone is ready to declare the interim results a success.
Divided Transurban limps towards recovery Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:35AMKinky Friedman, the country and western oddity turned novelist, once ran for office as Governor of Texas with a policy he nutted down into a neat one-liner: ''How hard could it be?''
Indian rupee pulled off 2-wk high by late dlr rise Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:13AM* Euro slips vs dollar after pvs session sharp rally
The share price target myth Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 9:53PMEarnings season portends a flood of analysts' reports. Here's a few tips before diving in.
BML's Airstrip find helps junior explorers soar Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 7:11AMBotswana Metals' copper strike in Africa has revived flagging market interest in the exploration sector.
For whom the merger bell tolls Saturday, February 6, 2010 @ 10:11AMIn the blue corner, the conservative directors of sleepy South Island building society CBS Canterbury. In the red corner, a cabal of Auckland investors with an eye for opportunity.
House prices to take a breather after leap Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 7:29PMHouse prices are likely to soften in early 2010 and pick up later in the year despite the big leap recorded in a house price index, economists say.
House prices jump in December quarter Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 6:44PMHouse prices surged 5.2 per cent in the December quarter, rising even faster than expected.
Search for Holy Grail continues Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 7:34AMMy 12-year-old daughter and I recently did a recreational boat operator's course. A day in a classroom and a day on the water. It was the first time I have been in the classroom in a while but I have to say, as a financial professional and a veteran of much financial education, there was something refreshing about dealing with facts for once.
Improve your stamina to fight fatuous claims Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 2:50PMHoliday over, now it's time to relax.
Brian Gaynor : Investor priority shift inevitable in decade ahead Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 10:12AMThe first decade of the 21st century was a good period for the New Zealand economy even though it ended with a long recession.The country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 29.7 per cent during the 10-year period, compared...
Not all IPOs are equal Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 9:58PMMore jargon! Why don't you start by telling us what an IPO is? Fair enough. IPO is shorthand for Initial Public Offering - or what some of us remember as a float. It's the offer of shares in a company in preparation for its listing on the stock exchange.
New Zealand sharemarket eases as profit-takers dominate Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:55AMThe New Zealand sharemarket finished the week on a down note, mostly due to profit-taking in leading shares. The downward move gained momentum as the session progressed and also reflected weakness in the Australian sharemarket. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 20.381 points, or 0.6%, at 3257.952, having opened down around 0.72 points. Turnover was worth $70.3 million. There were 36 rises ...
January 15 - Close Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 11:40PMThe New Zealand sharemarket eased today mostly due to profit-taking in leading shares.
NZ sharemarket eases on profit-taking Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 11:34PMThe New Zealand sharemarket eased today mostly due to profit-taking in leading shares.
Guessing game Friday, January 1, 2010 @ 7:04AMLeading economists chance their arms with forecasts for the new year. Lucy Battersby and Ruth Williams analyse their predictions.
Why the call for simpler super will set fur flying Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 3:52PMThe former deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Jeremy Cooper, doesn't have a reputation for being mischievous.
Reading the market never looked so appealing Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 7:18AMEVERY year The Age invites me to its Christmas party. As you can imagine it is an expensive affair.
Stock-picking prowess that stands out from the crowd Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 7:10AMWant a real roller-coaster ride? Then try the listed fund managers.
Top three stock tips prove the point Thursday, December 10, 2009 @ 8:17PMWe kicked off a new ''Top 3 for 3'' in December last year and the one-year check-up has produced some amazing results.
Hark the golden gifts that grow Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 10:47PMChristmas is traditionally a time of excess. Too much eating and drinking and too many unwanted presents destined to be exchanged in the Boxing Day sales.
Sentiment lifts in stockbroking houses Sunday, December 6, 2009 @ 9:37AMTHERE was a particularly bleak period during the global financial crisis when anyone still working in the stockbroking game was seriously questioning their calling.
Fans to be offered a slice of Bears Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 7:19AMYOU will soon get a chance to own the Central Coast Bears.
How Clive Peeters lost then found its $20m Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 7:28AMA trusted employee held the key to Clive Peeters' dire financial woes.
Investment advice? Just don't ask an orang-utan Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 7:23AMI have stolen the concept for this week's article unashamedly from Warren Buffett and have given it an Australian tilt.
CSL saga compulsory viewing on the plasma Tuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 8:03AMA US judge's decision to made public the unexpurgated version of the argument America's Federal Trade Commission used this year to derail CSL's $3.1 billion takeover of a rival US blood plasma product supplier, Talecris, improves the odds on CSL getting its day in court.
CSL's day in US court comes closer Tuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 7:13AMClass actions follow regulatory actions like flies follow a garbage truck, and CSL will be ready if the FTC's assertions are recycled.
All care, no responsibility in Storm blame game Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 7:00AMIT WAS the corporate collapse that devastated thousands of investors, shattered a company and embarrassed some of Australia's biggest banks.
Get moving - and live the dream Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:13AMI gave a presentation once. It was in the middle of the day so the only people there were the ones with no jobs, most of whom had given life to a baby boomer. After my hilarious dissertation on the benefits of long-term investment one senior member rose to ask: "What is it about you stockbrokers that you all seem to think that old people are long-term investors."
Big banks bounce back Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 3:53AMThe talk from the Commonwealth Bank was cautious but the figures are undeniably impressive.
Geeks' revenge as traders race to riches Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 8:46PMRegulators are up in arms about a technological arms race in sharemarket trading.
Geek revenge: Danny's race to riches Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 6:02PMRegulators up in arms about trading arms race - in the meantime, millions are made.
The Sydney man getting really rich, really quickly Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 5:12PMSecret software is helping a new breed of high-speed traders get really rich, really quick, writes Michael Evans.
Monday: the test of the big brand sale Thursday, October 29, 2009 @ 8:12AMSeveral things stood in the way of Myer achieving top dollar for selling itself. Its backers will point straight up to the fact that the share market was particularly soft over the crucial pricing period this week.
Telstra-nomics: A $25bn incentive to haggle Tuesday, October 27, 2009 @ 5:37AMNegotiations with the government could make up to a $2 per share difference to Telstra shareholders.
Managed versus self-managed funds Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 8:18AMFinancial planners love to diversify diversified investments, which is a bit of a joke really.
Quick-fire trading alters the game Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 8:20AMHigh-frequency trading has left executives and investors alike struggling to know the true value of stocks.
Market quietens after selling frenzy Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 8:32AMDealing by directors slowed dramatically over the past week or so, with the result that buying and selling of industrial shares was almost equal but turnovers were very low.