It is nearly tax time again and this is one area that many would prefer not to look at. Let’s face it - most of us do not like paying tax or to be precise, paying more tax than we need to. But when it comes to the share market many investors often lose thousands […]

Over the years I have continually warned people about share market scammers, and it now seems they are back to conning people out of their hard earn money. This week I have received two emails from people who have been contacted recently by telemarketers promoting quick riches from the share market. The callers suggested that […]

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The US has just started its reporting season, and executive pays are well and truly in the hot seat especially those in US banks who look set to be paid record bonuses. While I am all for paying bonuses to employees who go above and beyond what they would normally be paid to do, I […]

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In the 2008 ASX share ownership study, it states that 58 per cent of people invest in shares to either make money or accumulate wealth. What is interesting about this is the fact that a large percentage of these investors seek their advice and information from newspapers and the internet, rather than from advisors or […]

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Since the 15th October the Australian share market has fallen nearly 8 per cent as part of the normal market cycle. What is interesting is that the longer the market moved down in time, the more fear has arisen in ordinary Australians concerned that they were about to see a repeat of what occurred into […]