Industry Biases (Part 1)
Let me start by saying that I have immense respect for these two high profile participants in the Australian investing landscape, Robin Bowerman and Chris Cuffe, and the American forefather of index investing mentioned in the article, John Bogle. However these sorts of articles, and plenty are put out there by the investing industry, are […]
ASX200 nearing support
The ASX200 (XJO) has had a torrid time over the last seven weeks falling 491 points, or 8.65%, from a high of 5679 to Friday’s close of 5188. The question on everybody’s mind is whether the stock market decline will continue from here or whether this is it? In short, the charts are telling us […]
Dr Brett Steenbarger discusses trading systems
Here at Share Wealth Systems we take great pride in the development and implementation of robust mechanical trading and investing strategies. I am continually asked about the development and design of these strategies, and I have written many posts and articles about the topic and done many presentations to audiences, 3rd party associations and organisations. This […]
Investing offshore
Advances in technology have opened up a huge range of overseas markets to traders and investors the world over. Once the domain of those with either the technological know-how to do it themselves, a large capital base to pay the exorbitant brokerage rates or those with a true passion to trade offshore markets, the ability […]
RIO trying to swim against the Iron Ore tide
At $26.7 billion Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) clocks in at Australia’s 11th largest listed company. RIO is also listed on the LSE and NYSE with its mining assets spread across the globe. RIO’s share price suffered enormously during the 2008 bear market falling from an adjusted high of just under $125 (pre a share split […]
BHP’s $40 barrier
For decades BHP has been the “big Australian” being the country’s largest market capitalised stock. But every now and then it gets knocked off its perch as it has been in the past by Telstra and currently by CBA. BHP is currently capitalised at A$121.4 billion on the ASX compared to CBA clocking in at […]
Never stop growing (part 2)
Following from the first 6 focus areas for growth that I listed down last week, this week I want to continue by giving you the last 5 of my focus areas. You cannot worry about or be scared of the outcome “Opportunities are clearer to me now that I am not scared of the outcome.” […]
Never stop growing (part 1)
In my younger days, after majoring in computer science and mathematics at a university in South Africa, I found myself, after a brief career on the technical side in mainframe computing, working as a sales rep for a large multi-national computer company selling mainframe computer solutions to corporate clients. I was earning a huge income […]
ASX200 Analysis
Friday 8th August’s fall of 74 points took the ASX200 back to a level that it was at some 9½ months ago. One could argue that the Australian bourse has marked time over this period. However no market marks time, it is always moving and in so doing provides invaluable information that provides clues on […]
CSL – time to lighten, or even sell
CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) is a $31.7 billion market capitalised company and is an ASX20 Index constituent. In fact, it is the 10th largest listed company in Australia by market cap and is the country’s largest listed Health stock and therefore would be a key holding in many managed funds and SMSF’s. From September 2011 to […]