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How to dump $450,000 into your super in one year

Let’s say you sell an investment property and you have a significant sum of money to invest somewhere – can you dump the lot into super? There is a whole host of rules surrounding how much money you can dump into your super fund and many come under the bring-forward rule, which you should be…

18 Share Tips – 13 August 2011

#FOTO:1236:200# John Rawicki, State One Stockbroking BUY RECOMMENDATIONS South Boulder Mines (STB)   Chart: Share price over the year to 12/08/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO)  Owns the Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea, Africa. Colluli is the world’s shallowest potash deposit, enabling low-cost mining via an open pit design. It offers an impressive potash resource of 548…

What do I need to take into consideration if I short the ASX200?

Question: Hi, with the market going down shorting the ASX200 or other indexes must be a popular move. What do I need to take into consideration if I do this, and are there any strategies I can employ when shorting the index? Response: Since the global financial crisis, short selling has grown in popularity with…

Broker Buys On The Dip

Despite yet another volatile week for global stocks, with US and European markets swinging wildly, the Australian market was relatively calm and actually finished the week 1.64% higher. TheBull PREMIUM’s Bull of the Week last week, Rio Tinto’s takeover target Coal & Allied, led the way with a 28% surge, while JB Hi-Fi (+10.8%) and…

Nickel’s Price Chart Gives Me Goose Bumps

I have to admit that nickel’s chart gives me goose bumps, and I am relieved that I was not on the wrong side of the market during the severe correction that started in 2007. Unlike other metals such as gold, nickel has only industrial use, and its price movements are more aligned with its fundamentals….

18 Share Tips – 30 July 2011

#FOTO:1213:200# Darren Jackson, Calibre Investments BUY RECOMMENDATIONS News Corporation (NWS)   Chart: Share price over the year to 29/07/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO)  Prior to the phone hacking scandal, News Corporation was trading at a discount to its sum-of-parts valuation and its peers. Since phone hacking emerged into a big story, News is even more heavily…

18 Share Tips – 23 July 2011

#FOTO:1194:200# Cleo Nanni, Novus Capital BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Map Group (MAP) Chart: Share price over the year to 22/07/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO)  A private airport owner and operator, holding 74 per cent of Sydney Airport, 31 per cent of Copenhagen Airport and 39 per cent of Brussels Airport. The recent share price action indicates a positive…

Australia’s Role In The Golden Age Of Gas

Natural gas has become even more desirable after the Australian government unveiled a plan to pass a carbon tax, which should boost demand for natural gas, since natural gas is a cleaner source of energy than coal. The last International Energy Agency (IEA) report paints a rosy picture for both supply and demand in coming…

Is Wesfarmers (WES) a safehaven in troubled times?

Wesfarmers has for years defied contemporary business logic by continuing to perform as one of the world’s most profitable conglomerates.  Decades ago, the idea of individual companies diversifying their income streams by acquiring unrelated companies was in favor.  In a rush to get in on the game, many large corporations went on acquisition binges.  Like…

BROKER BUYs: upgrades from brokers Australia-wide

OM Holdings (OMH) Closing price $1.025 Weekly change $+0.135 % change +15.1% Broker Calls Macquarie – BUY Euroz – BUY RBS – HOLD CHART Chart: Share price over the year to 08/07/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO) The decision by manganese business OM Holdings to cancel plans for a listing on the Hong Kong sharemarket is a…