Aussies ‘don’t understand their super’
It’s the average Australian’s second biggest investment, behind the family home, yet new research shows many Australians don’t understand their superannuation. Research by insurer Suncorp has found only four out of 10 people claimed to understand their superannuation statement. Vicki Doyle, executive general manager for superannuation and investments for Suncorp, said nearly half of the…
Price-to-Book Ratio
A handy measure used to assess whether a company’s share price is justified or not is the Price-To-Book Ratio (P/B ratio). The P/B ratio is calculated by dividing the closing price of the stock by the company’s latest book value per share (from its quarterly or annual statements). Many of you would be familiar with…
A simple method for finding dirt-cheap stocks
We often want to buy a stock on the cheap – and to do this we need to find how much the company’s shares should be worth. But how do you know if the current share price is too high or too low? There are many valuation methods around that attempt to calculate the ‘true’…
What are covered calls and how can you profit from them?
Trading Strategy: The Covered Call Carl holds 1,000 Woolworths (WOW) shares, currently trading at $26.50. He receives company dividends as income from holding these shares, but he is looking for an opportunity to generate additional income from his investment. Carl’s market outlook for WOW is for the share price to remain steady over the short…
On an End of Day trade, do I end up with the final settlement price?
I have a question regarding the after market settlement period. I see the match price fluctuating up and down on my screen during this period, ending up with a final settlement price. My question is: on a End Of Day trade, do I end up with the final settlement price, or could it be traded…
Important facts to get right when choosing a stock
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Allocated Pension
Allocated pensions are by far the most popular product around for retirees looking to live off their super savings in retirement. So why are allocated pensions so popular? Why don’t retirees just withdraw their funds out of super and dump the lot into a term deposit or savings account, or even use their super to…
Why commodities will remain the best-performing sector
Out of their dismal lows in early March, the stock markets rocketed 27% higher in a single month! After such fast gains, Wall Street remained skeptical. Was this a typical bear rally that would soon collapse? But as the last couple weeks have shown, it didn’t. Stocks not only held their rally gains, but they…
Stock in focus – Coca-Cola Amatil
Company: Coca-Cola Amatil Limited ASX Code: CCL Current Share Price: $8.37 1 Year High/Low: $9.79/$6.65 Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCL) Operations Coca-Cola Amatil (CCL) is the Asian region bottler for the Coca Cola Company. CCL manufactures, sells and distributes Coca-Cola products throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The company’s portfolio of products includes carbonated soft drinks, mineral waters,…
Top 10 CFD stocks for the week
Shorting the banks was a popular strategy last week following weak offshore leads. Westpac was downgraded to Neutral by Macquarie as its 3Q update disappointed the market. Diawa cut its target for NAB from $29 to $26.10. The uncertainty surrounding its bid for AXA is also weighing on the stock. ANZ, too, was out of…
