Given the volatility in the Australian stock market right now, you may be questioning is now the right time to be investing in the stock market. Given this, in this week’s report Dale looks at the concept of market timing and how this can support you to manage you risk.

Investors are continually told to leave their money with professionals and to accept swings in the market ...

Last week the May unemployment figures were released with another 227,700 jobs lost during the month. The latest data now means the official unemployment rate sits at 7.1 percent, although I don’t believe this figure tells the real story. 

That’s because there are a number of factors at play that have not been included in the recent figures. This includes people who ...

Over the past few months there has been a huge influx of new investors in the stock market seeking better returns than they would receive if they deposited their money in a bank. But when inexperienced investors get into the market, they invariably ask the same questions as everyone else who starts out with no education, which is about what they should be doing and which stocks they ...

Every time the market begins to rise, individuals start to question their sector investing strategy because they want to know which sector will perform best in the future. 

So why is this? Because investors are told that they need to buy into different sectors to reduce their risk in order to achieve good returns. Based on this philosophy, it is about investing in areas that ...

In this week’s report, Dale discusses why the Australian stock market is strong and likely to rise over the coming months, as well as how to find the right stocks for your portfolio.

Prior to online trading, the iPhone and the internet superhighway, the most common question I was asked by investors was how to find the best stocks to buy. Interestingly, despite information ...