Labor has given Australians ample notice of their intention in government to end cash imputation payments to those who are unable to take advantage of a credit offset on their tax bill. With Labor almost certain to win the upcoming… Read More ›
Investment
Australia’s improving economy?
Australian economy grows 0.6 per cent in December quarter 2015 Australia’s GDP, in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, grew 0.6 per cent in the December quarter 2015, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The… Read More ›
Chart updates – Origin Energy and AGL Limited.
A recent (two and a half weeks ago) post compared the charts of two leading Australian Energy stocks: Origin Energy and AGL Limited. The share price of one (Origin Energy) had been savaged as a result of the collapse in… Read More ›
Allo Admedus!
In the words of Alice in Wonderland, it all gets “Curioser and Curioser”. Admedus is a fledgling healthcare stock on course to make its mark globally, but the market is unconvinced that this will happen anytime soon. Time and again,… Read More ›
Australian Property Price Statistics.
In the lead-up to the May 2016 budget there is heightened interest in Australia’s property market following Opposition Leader Mr Bill Shorten’s announcement that Labor would fight the next federal election on tax reform centered around the withdrawal of negative… Read More ›
Labor increases Property Market Uncertainty
Opposition Leader Mr Bill Shorten, at the NSW Labor conference 13/2/2016, well in advance of the forthcoming federal election, committed a Shorten Labor government to abolishing negative gearing except on new housing from the 1st July 2017. He also announced… Read More ›
Chart Reviews -AGL, ORG
Momentum v Deep value Stock-Picking Strategies These two approaches are poles apart. One, probably the best for retail investors, searches the ranks of the most successful enterprises to ride their wave of popularity to higher levels. The inherent risk is… Read More ›
Fund Review – Qato Capital Fund
Qato Capital last year rose to be the first ranking of 74 long/short market neutral managed funds. In just over twelve months of investment, the total return from August 1 2014 to 31 January 2016, was recorded as 32.5% compared… Read More ›
The Polyanna approach to investing.
There are two events we all hate as investors and/or traders. They happen to us all repeatedly and cannot be avoided. We can only rationalize them for the sake of our own morale, and to perhaps placate a nervous spouse…. Read More ›
Timely Time Frames
Disclaimer: I have written this post from the perspective of a retail investor with an interest in technical analysis. It seeks to encourage thought, and self-criticism, about how investment results might be improved. I am not a professional financial adviser,… Read More ›
Technically Speaking 