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The More Things Change
"The problem is leverage, clear and simple," was how one journalist summed up developments in financial markets, noting that markets were freezing up, liquidity was lacking and investors had become risk averse.
Lessons From a Theme Park
Have you ever watched people exiting those nausea-inducing rollercoaster rides at theme parks? Some stumble down the steps as they try to regather their balance, others look deathly pale, the worst are physically sick.
What's Really Happening Out There
Have you seen the news lately? No, not the news on the carnage in the global financial markets but the headlines related to the real economy, the one where most of us live and work.
Great Investment Performance: Is it Luck Or Skill?
Much of the managed funds industry would have you believe it is the latter. That's how they justify charging you an arm and a leg for their services.
Too Much Structure In Infrastructure?
Ten years ago, financial newspapers were obsessed with the 'new economy'. In more recent times, the investment buzz has been more around toll roads, airports, sewage treatment plants and energy distribution.
When Buyers Meet Sellers
"Sellers were out in force on the market today after negative news on the economy." So say the talking heads on television each night. But have you ever wondered if there are so many sellers out there, who is buying?
Why It’s Wise to Build an All Weather Portfolio
Like the weather, financial markets are unpredictable. If you set your portfolio only for warm, sunny days, you can wind up with exposure should the investment climate turn cold, wet and miserable. How do you respond to this? Well, you can rely on the forecasters, whose job is to warn you about the financial equivalent of approaching cold fronts. Trouble is those forecasts, as time has shown, can go badly awry.
Due to the desire for reflecting our most important values and goals in all that we do, we have officially changed our name from Professional Investment Planners to SGD Investment Strategies. We believe that this name change better reflects our company’s philosophy and clearly states what we aim to provide for YOU.
The Cover Story…
Business Review Weekly kicked off last year with a front page story on 'The Top 25 Stocks for 2006'. Regardless of the world economic outlook, the article said that, these carefully chosen 25 companies were well positioned no matter which way the market went in the year ahead.
What Strategies do most Investors and Analysts use?
Those investors and analysts who seek to get rich by picking individual stocks on the market usually resort to one of two broad strategies technical analysis or fundamental analysis. Technical analysis involves the use of charts and trading patterns to discern future price trends. By contrast, fundamental analysis involves examining an individual company's worth to work out its intrinsic value.
Avoiding the Superstar Syndrome
Don't put your capital a risk
Read this issue to find out how you maybe risking your capital without even knowing.
The Danger Of A Little Knowledge
Does having access to more accurate information and analysis make you a better investor? You would think so, wouldn't you?
After all, it seems logical that the more access you have to sound information, the better your investments will do relative to average returns. A newly released academic paper suggests otherwise. It seems there really is evidence that monkeys, schoolchildren and blindfolded dart throwers have more success in picking stocks than market professionals.
"Selling the rumour, buying the fact" is traders' parlance for the tendency of markets to price in all manner of eventualities ahead of an event. So when the event actually occurs, stocks can stage an almighty relief rally.
This explains why the US stock of giant Swiss investment bank UBS soared by nearly 15 per cent in early April after the bank unveiled a $US19 billion ritedown and announced the departure of its chairman.
Most of us see cash investments as money in the bank—safe as houses, easily accessible and the one asset you can rely on, particularly at difficult times like these, to deliver a positive return. Indeed, the appetite for defensive cash, or cash-like, products is now so strong that the best marketing minds in the financial services industry have been put to work on ways of getting that money through the door.
But before you are tempted by the lure of 'safe haven' cash, there are a few things you need to consider.
So what's the silly season all about?
Corporate Australia has entered an eight-week period popularly known as "confession season". It's that time when companies seek to guide market expectations for the official earnings reporting season in August.