By Greg Peel. While the most dominant theme of 2010 has been the European debt crisis, jointly and severably concerns over Chinese monetary policy have also kept investors awake at night. The great fear is that having been fundamental in dragging the world rather quickly out of what may have been the Great Depression II, Beijing’s inexperience might yet derail the whole process. It has been to my great amusement in 2010 that every time there is a positive data read... Read More
By Roger Montgomery. The Value.able class of 2010 is indeed all class. Your nominations for the A1 stocks to watch in 2011 are fine examples of the sorts of companies that I eagerly seek for my own portfolio (with the exception of the odd recalcitrant student who diverged from the lessons learned). I haven’t yet decided which will be revealed on Sky’s Twelve Shares of Christmas special tonight at 7pm, although the shortlist may be obvious from the numbers presented in the... Read More
Few of us are without at least one credit card these days, they’re easy to get, they’re convenient – particularly if you’re travelling and need fast access to money, they make us feel wealthier and they give us instant gratification when we want something. We say “feel wealthier” because rather than actually being wealthier, credit [...]
Every Monday morning we deliver a macro investing wrap of the best of the world’s content from domestic and international websites. Here’s what matters for the week ahead: Sydney’s property woes are a test case for the rest of Australia Karen Maley, writing for Business Spectator has written about Sydney’s property market woes, and despite [...]
Every Monday morning we deliver a macro investing wrap of the best of the world’s content from domestic and international websites. Here’s what matters for the week ahead: Sydney’s property woes are a test case for the rest of Australia Karen Maley, writing for Business Spectator has written about Sydney’s property market woes, and despite [...]
Will the ASX200 and All Ords finish up where they started? Well, here’s hoping. Below is a chart that indicates where the markets started on January 4, 2010, the first trading day, up until this morning. With less than 20 trading days to go, the question many market participants are asking is will we end [...]