In the Media

Last years winners old hat

Geelong Advertiser - 21 Jun. 14

When it comes to investing in the share market, last year’s winners rarely run first in the next. Surprisingly, some still believe that looking at last year’s best performers is the way to pick next year’s. However in reality this is often not the case and here’s why. At different stages of the economic cycle conditions favour particular sectors over others. The Australian market is made up of different sectors, or groups of stocks, classified according to the type of business being undertaken...

Share Investing For Absolute Beginners

Commonwealth Bank - 20 Jun. 14

Janine Cox, investment analyst at Wealth Within, advises beginner investors to ask themselves a few key questions: How long do I want to put money into the stock market for?; How much am I going to invest?; Am I going to make regular contributions? How do I teach myself to invest? Cox encourages anyone starting off on their investment journey to take the time to get the know-how. Otherwise, she says, you run the risk of being someone who continually takes tips, but doesn’t know how to interpret the information. The sooner you start to get the knowledge you need, the quicker you can get to a point...

Conscious Capitalists Cash In

news.com.au - 16 Jun. 14

Fund manager Wealth Within analyst Dale Gillham says responsible and ethical investing is becoming more popular. “Since the global financial crisis and the washout of corporate greed and dubious practices, the investing public has become more and more interested in ethical investments and less trusting of corporations,’’ Gillham says. “The GFC provided the public with a very real and stark reminder that ‘profit at all cost’ means that someone loses. “Can ethics and profits mix? Absolutely. However, it will only be wide spread if the investing public continue to develop a bigger and louder voice by demanding it...

Moody Market Still in Uptrend

Australian Securities Exchange - 10 Jun. 14

In general conversations about the share market, most people believe market movements are caused by news or political events. But I suggest it is the social mood, or the general mood of a society, that actually determines the market's direction. The entrenched belief that the daily news moves the market has been reinforced for so long that when I am teaching people to trade the markets, many struggle to accept that the opposite could be true because they are so used to reacting to the news - and as a result are not trading profitably...

This Year's Winners May Not Be Next Year's

Daily Telegraph - 09 Jun. 14

Savvy investors at the end of each financial year start thinking about their portfolios and whether to make changes in preparation for the next 12 months. One way to do this is to consider the performance of the different sectors on the Australian market, as this may give you a road map to the best-performing stocks in the next year. Surprisingly, some still believe that looking at last year’s best performers is the way to pick the next year. However, in reality this is often not the case...