Wow, we had a massive response to our article last week on the potential for losing money just by sitting in cash and a big thank you to all of you who took the time to send through your comments. One of the biggest points raised that many were unaware of, was just how low […]
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Apparently, that happened this week and dominated the news on one particular site – quite why it’s news and who really cares is beyond me. The whole concept of the show ie having so little to do in your own life. That spending hour watching a group of people in lockdown. Doing very little, if
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You probably remember growing up and hearing your parents say “save your money for a rainy day!” I certainly do – and growing up in the UK, there are plenty of them. Australians, as you can see from the chart below, are saving an increasing part of their income – currently more than 10%. This
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As you have probably noticed, the new members section of our website rolled out last weekend. Part of the latest upgrade to our services, the new layout and structure makes for an even easier journey into trading and trading education. Following feedback from our clients and our focus group, the restructure has achieved your goals.
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Yesterday after market, BHP(ASX:BHP), the world’s largest mining company posted a whopping $12bn in full year profits. But this is the second lower profit announcement from the group. The major factor behind this is cited as being the decline in global commodity prices. Iron ore had tumbled to sub $100/tonne in September of last year.
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Apparently, this is the average cost of living for an Australian from the Cradle to the Grave according to an article I read on news.com.au. I quote “Using ABS research and economic analysis, the figure estimates just how much money goes into keeping us happy and healthy for our average life expectancy, which is nearing
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Looking back to our June half-yearly gold report, we would like to review our theory of coming price direction and see where we are currently in relation to gold prices, and review the fundamentals we were watching. In the June report, we wrote, “With a move above 1,325 prices could run back up to the
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Looking through the media this week, much has been made of the latest and greatest in the technology space. Wearable technology such as glasses, watches and an assortment of cool shiny things are likely to send the Generation me’s racing to their online shopping portals to get the latest and greatest. How on earth did
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Well if you did, congratulations, but if you didn’t, please read on…. Today’s announcement of a $1.75bn third quarter profit raised a number of eyebrows out there in the market. We constantly hear about how the Aussie economy is slowing down – but the CBA profit shows the bank is bucking the trend. And continuing
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Here are some tips on how to diversify your portfolio. If picking the stock market was that easy, you would pick a stock. Make a fortune out of it and retire by the age of 20. Fact is, the future is unwritten. We don’t know what the stock market will do tomorrow, or next week,
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