Commodities on the Rise
SEOUL – The commodity super-cycle – in which commodity prices reach ever-higher highs, and fall only to higher lows – is not over. Despite the euphoria around shale gas – indeed, despite weak global growth – commodity prices have risen by as much as 150% in the aftermath of the financial crisis. In the medium…
18 Share Tips – 11 March 2013
Peter Russell, Russell Research BUY RECOMMENDATIONS M2 Telecommunications Group (MTU) Chart: Share price over the year to versus ASX200 (XJO) It bought Primus Telecom in June last year. It virtually doubled EBITDA to $55 million in the December half on revenue up 65 per cent. Underlying earnings per share rose 32 per cent to 20…
Borrowing to invest a risky solution to a savings problem
By Wealth Foundations Borrowing to invest has appeal to some high income professionals The Global Financial Crisis clearly revealed the dangers of attempting to accelerate wealth accumulation by borrowing to invest. Many were left owing considerably more to their lenders than their investment assets were worth. However, for many high income earning professionals in their…
Why the Federal Reserve is Digging an Ever-Deeper Hole
Apparently, policymakers at the Federal Reserve are having second thoughts about the wisdom of open-ended quantitative easing (QE). They should. Not only has this untested policy experiment failed to deliver an acceptable economic recovery; it has also heightened the risk of another crisis. The minutes of the January 29-30 meeting of the Fed’s Federal Open…
18 Share Tips – 4 March 2013
Richard Batt, Shadforth Financial Group BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Breville Group (BRG) Chart: Share price over the year to versus ASX200 (XJO) The company’s recently reported first half result was in line with forecasts, but overshadowed by management flagging the potential loss of its Canadian distribution agreement for Keurig products in 2014. The share price fell significantly…
Explainer: what are safe haven investments?
By Richard Heaney, University of Western Australia Safe haven investments are investments that provide a low level of risk during periods of extreme economic uncertainty. The problem is that a safe haven investment is a safe haven investment until it is no longer a safe haven investment. There are a number of assets that are…
Do Australians spend too much on housing?
By Wealth Foundations For those who own their own home and don’t have a mortgage their sense is often that other than for costs like council rates, utilities, building insurance and maintenance they don’t spend anything on housing. For those with a mortgage, they may add in the cost of their loan repayments. But this…
Using Divergence To Detect Bottoms and Tops
By Vito Henjoto, Technical Analyst, GFT Divergence is a fantastic tool to use if you can spot it – but for some people, they miss out and just can’t see the wood for the trees. Considering that the trading world is mostly sentiment driven, price itself does not filter out emotions, sentiments and bias of…
18 Share Tips – 18 February 2013
James Samson, Lincoln Indicators BUY RECOMMENDATIONS RCG Corporation (RCG) Chart: Share price over the year to versus ASX200 (XJO) Despite a lull in the Australian retail market following a surprisingly weak December retail sales figure, footwear company RCG has continued to report strong company fundamentals and, more importantly, consistent growth throughout the cycle. We believe…
Dividend Stability in 5 Top Performing Income Stocks
Income investors brave enough to return to the sharemarket in 2012 were well rewarded by increased total returns through dividend payments – and the trend towards higher yields should continue into 2013. A search strategy favoured by some income investors is to look for stocks with the highest yields. More experienced investors know dividend stability…
