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There is an old saying when it comes to investing that you can't buy yesterday's returns. In essence, this means that if an investment rises in the previous year and you don't own it, then you missed out. That said, I believe it also means you can't ... More

Over the past six months, the majority of the workforce has worked from home with a significant number of JobKeeper payments, and according to a report from ASIC, this has resulted in a large influx of new investors and traders into the stock market. ... More

With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board due to meet on October 6, speculation is mounting as to whether they will reduce interest rates further in a bid to stimulate the economy. Since 2016, interest rates have been reduced five times and are ... More

Despite the uncertainty and challenging times this year because of COVID-19, many investors flocked to defensive assets, such as silver and gold, which has paid off handsomely, particularly given that the All Ordinaries Index is down more than 10%. ... More

One thing I've learnt over almost three decades of trading the stock market is that when individuals invest their hard-earned money, they never expect to lose. While on an intellectual level they know it is possible to lose money, they just don't think ... More

This year the world has been thrust into turmoil with growing fears around the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerns are not just about our health, although understandably this is our immediate focus, but also the growing concerns among ordinary ... More

Best and worst performing sectors this week Materials and Consumer Staples have been the best performers so far as they both up nearly 2% with Communication Services not far behind up more than 1.5%. The worst performing sectors include Energy, which ... More

To say that 2020 has been a big year so far for everyone would be an understatement, given that many of us have had to contend with fires, floods and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. If we combine this with the current uncertainty around the economy ... More

There is an old saying that we learn from our mistakes. But if this is true, why do people continually make the same mistakes believing it will be different next time? It is not unusual to see portfolios with losses on individual positions of 50-90% ... More

There has been a debate about the lack of financial literacy in Australia for quite some time and how more should be done in schools to educate the next generation. Sadly, financial literacy continues to be a big issue in this country that impacts everyone. ... More