We’ve all heard the phrase “timing is everything”, and the stock market is an obvious place where this holds true. Just look at those famous historical stock market crashes and…
This year has seen some pretty remarkable events in the global economy, and perhaps none so remarkable as Greece nearly exiting the Eurozone. After a 3 week closure of all…
Investing in shares is a great way to make your money earn better returns than it would sitting in your bank account. In Australia, the average yearly return is 5.5%…
Put simply, volatility is the up and down movement of the market. It is usually measured by any deviation from how the market is expected to perform. A common analogy…
Gary Stone advocates and personally uses, a mechanical investment approach. You will often hear him talk about it in interviews, or write about it on social media. What is mechanical…
To buy low and sell high is a common market timing strategy and an age-old mantra. Investors use methods to determine where stocks and markets are peaking or at low…
This is a common question that you’ve probably been pondering if you are new to the investing world! Learning about patterns in market activity at different times of the year…
Two of the most common terms describing our financial markets are “bullish” and “bearish.” If you’re a financial newbie, learning the lingo might seem daunting, but knowing these terms is…
We’ve all heard the term self-managed super fund or SMSF. You may even be aware that this is the largest and fastest-growing super sector in Australia. But what is an…
We recently shared Share Market for Beginners to give you an understanding of the basics. When deciding to invest, it can be tough to decide which shares to buy. Here…