The overriding emotions that govern how individuals make decisions when trading financial markets is fear and greed. But if you want to know how to make serious money when trading these markets, you need to learn how to properly invest rather than relying on the advice of brokers and financial advisers. 

All too often I have seen investors and advisers fail to make ...

In this article we are going to take a look at a selection of the top performing stocks on the Australian market in the first quarter of 2019. We will also take a look at which stocks have performed poorly during the same period. So let’s get into it.

The performance of the Australian share market exceeded expectations in the first quarter of 2019, despite a major ...

I am often asked by investors, traders and the media which are the best sectors to invest in and which ones should be avoided.

What they’re really asking is where the next big opportunities are coming from, so they can get in early. But let me say upfront, it’s not quite as simple as that.

To understand where the opportunities are coming from, you need to ...

Let me say right upfront, there is a vast difference between knowledge and understanding. I was once told by a wise person that investing without knowledge was gambling. At the time I tended to agree, but it wasn’t until I started learning how to trade stocks that I really understood the essence of this message. What I have learned over more than 20 years of investing is this: ...

When it comes to learning how to profit from share trading, it is important that you understand who you are and how you approach your trading, as this will enable you to manage yourself and your trading rules much better, so you consistently profit. But herein lies the issue as to why most are not profitable. Let me explain.

A few years back I launched an inexpensive 11 lesson ...