In the Media

Protecting your finances in case your relationship breaks down

Rescu.com.au - 28 Mar. 12

Finance expert, Janine Cox shares vital information to stay on your feet financially - If you become bankrupt in the love department, this doesn't mean your finances have to suffer as well! Generally it is not until something happens that we actually look at what we should do, and this situation is not restricted to relationship breakdowns but applies to any contract we enter into including buying a house, insurance or opening our credit card account. Protecting what you have is essential if you have children from another relationship, after all you will want to protect them from any unforeseen events or situations...

Has Our Market Bottomed

Have a Go News - 19 Mar. 12

We have all been on a car trip when inevitably someone says, "Are we there yet?"  Whilst the share market is not a car, it has been on a long downward journey over the past few years, which for many has seen emotions run hot and had many wondering on more than one occasion whether or not the market has bottomed. When taking a trip in a car, we have a map, road signs and predictable situations such as when someone needs to go to the toilet or gets carsick; and so too the share market gives us a map, road signs and predictable events...

Best Bank Stocks

Australian Securities Exchange - 12 Mar. 12

Regular readers will remember that last June I wrote about Australia's big four banks and said that if you wanted growth you would not buy and hold bank shares, because history shows they have tended to underperform many of the top 20 shares on our market for much of the past decade. That said you can achieve a good return from buying and selling bank shares when the time is right. Unfortunately, many investors tend to be driven by fear and greed, not good risk and money-management principles. Given this, history shows that the investment decisions most people make tend to lag economic events...

Handle Hybrid Securities With Care Experts Say

Herald Sun - 11 Feb. 12

Wealth Within analyst Dale Gillham says hybrids usually offer higher returns compared with other company debt investments, such as bonds. And, unlike owning shares, investors know ahead what return they are going to get. "Hybrid securities are considered a higher-risk investment, ranking up near equities for risk," Mr Gillham says. "Given the increased risk, investors want increased returns, and this is why hybrid securities generally have higher interest or income payments...

Eight Reasons to Dump a Fund

Money Magazine - 01 Feb. 12

Many people follow the herd rather than a solid, long-term strategy," says Dale Gillham, head of investment services group Wealth Within. "If you develop the latter approach, you should be able to ride out a big market fall without panicking." Whether a change of strategy should prompt you to shift out of a fund will depend on the extent of the change and your needs. Gillham says there is no hard-and-fast rule about what to do when key personnel managing a fund leave. "While a few funds do have a standout investment manager whose departure might well prompt you to shift your money elsewhere...