The phenomenon of South Korean popstar Psy and his hit song Gangnam style. Reminds me of the antics that occur on the dealing floor in the broking office. Winning trades quite regularly find the traders jumping up. And doing a little jig in quite the same fashion as the ‘horsey dance’ in the Gangnam Style […]
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The ebb and flow of the incredibly long run into the US Presidential election is approaching the pointy end. While the challenger, Mitt Romney, gained traction after the first Presidential debate. A strong performance from President Obama, on Tuesday, propelled him further ahead. Just looking at the odds, 4/11 odds on. In favour of Obama
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I’m quite often asked this question by friends and at barbeques. To me, it’s a simple answer but to explain this to someone who has no experience in the markets can be very confusing. So to alleviate that confusion, I thought I’d put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and establish a guideline for
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What is the EFSF Bailout Fund? In fact, the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) comprises the 16 countries that share the Euro and was established on the 9th May 2010. So the objective of the EFSF is to preserve financial stability of Europe’s monetary union. Specifically by providing temporary financial assistance to euro area member
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Chant West’s research shows the median return from the 25 largest conservative funds for the 12 months to the end of February was 3.8 per cent, compared to 0.6 per cent from growth funds. Over the past five years, conservative funds returned a median 3.6 per cent a year, more than triple the 1.1 per
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This European debt situation is a rudderless ship on course to crash against the “rocks of default”! It seems like it has been months that we’ve talking about the European sovereign debt situation. But in fact it has been years. The current problems are not a new situation that has all of a sudden appeared.
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Australian Banks are classified as some of the strongest banking institutions in the world. Although it would be no surprise to readers that we would recommend it. That any half decent portfolio should incorporate exposure with the banks. They pay high dividends, are fundamentally sound. And as we have recently experienced. Were able to ride
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Even while it is being played out. The market crash of August 2011 is being touted. As the “Crisis of Confidence” as it was driven by the investor. Fear following the debacle that was the United States’ debt ceiling debate. As the markets capitulated through. Early August, volatility increased to a level never seen before.
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Nuclear energy has always been controversial, but the recent catastrophic events in Japan are causing a major upheaval in how our future energy may be provided. As the heroic emergency response teams slowly gain control over the deteriorating reactors, how Japan, and for that fact the rest of the world. So that produce their low
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Stock markets rise and fall. But it is very rare for a singular event. To cause global markets to plummet all at the same time. As global trade has become more efficient. And economies become more intertwined with each other. The potential for markets to succinctly react in unison. To major fundamental events is increasingly
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