Why the US stockmarket is driving the gold price higher
Among gold investors, the major drivers of the gold price are well-known. From mine production and central-bank sales to jewelry and investment demand, gold’s fundamentals have been and will continue to be extensively studied. But over the past year, a curious and sometimes dominating new gold driver has emerged. Believe it or not, it is…
Life as a full-time trader – Fay Benjamin offers her survivor tactics
Fay Benjamin has been a “serious” trader for seven years. Her transition from dabbler to committed investor was an effortless road thanks to a supportive partner who recognized the signs and backed her ability. Her biggest lesson has been learning to trust not only her system but herself. A strong advocate of a theory put…
2018 ASX 200 Winners and Losers
Twice a year Aussie investors are treated to summary listings of the best and worst performing stocks on the ASX; first for the fiscal year ending on 30 June and again for the calendar year ending on 31 December.The following table from the 10 January digital edition of The West Australian lists the best and…
Beware The Bear Market
Stock markets are forever cyclical, an endless series of alternating bulls and bears. And after one of the greatest bulls in US history, odds are a young bear is now gathering steam. It is being fueled by record Fed tightening, bubble valuations, trade wars, and mounting political turmoil. Bears are dangerous events driving catastrophic losses for…
Baby Bunting taking bigger growth steps
I fondly recall buying baby goods (or watching my wife buy them) before the birth of our children. Like many expectant parents, we bought new rather than used baby goods, sought advice from a specialist retailer and later regretted buying too much.The pricey baby-heart monitor seemed like a good idea at the time, but was…
A-REIT Sector – Defensive Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
Given the fact that A-REITS are required to return profits to shareholders in the form of dividends, they should act as defensive stalwarts in tough times. Dividend yield coupled with share price appreciation has historically provided attractive opportunities for investors. Then along came the GFC and the REIT sector turned out to be built of…
Fundamentals: By the Numbers – Sirtex Medical (SRX)
Few things get a retail investor’s blood pumping more than the risk/reward prospects in the biotech sector. New drugs mean the potential for big profits. If an experimental treatment receives commercial approval, the share price skyrockets. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true. If clinical trials are delayed or fail, share price plummets in a heartbeat….
The Buy and Hold Investing Strategy – Will Rising Oil Prices be the Final Nail in the Coffin?
In January 2008, the price of oil reached the century mark – $100 a barrel – for the first time ever. By May 2008, American investment banking giant Goldman Sachs was predicting the price of oil would reach $200 a barrel within two years. It did not. In September 2008, another American investment bank –…
Renting for life? Housing shift requires rethink of renters’ rights
By Kate Shaw, University of Melbourne Australia is the world capital for property speculation. Australians play property like Monopoly: buying, selling, demolishing, rebuilding, extending, renovating, always with the promise of appreciation on resale. The contribution to GDP of real estate transactions alone is the highest in the world, and three times higher than that in…
PENNY STOCKS: 6 Recent Coal IPOs
Precious metal explorers dominated the float market in the past three years as companies took advantage of a higher gold price to raise capital. Coal explorers had less fanfare. Yet a group of six coal initial public offerings – one of the best-performed segments of the IPO market – may have further to go if…
