Common myths and mistakes of investing

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Key points Investors frequently employ common sense rules of thumb that often turn out to be wrong. Because investment markets are forward looking it often makes sense to turn common

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28 Mar 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 21 March, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen worries about Ukraine fade but concerns the Fed will raise rates earlier than expected take centre

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24 Mar 2014

Weekly market & economic update: week ending 7 March, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While tensions regarding Ukraine saw shares dip and safe haven assets like bonds and gold rally early in the week, this

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10 Mar 2014

A comment on Ukraine

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Worries about Ukraine have adversely affected share markets yesterday (US S&P futures -0.8%, ASX 200 -0.5%,). The Ukrainian economy is too small and its problems too specific to have a

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04 Mar 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 28 February, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It’s been another somewhat mixed week for global and Australian shares as indexes flirt with post GFC highs and the situation

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03 Mar 2014

The US reinvents itself, yet again!

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Key points The US economy is yet again reinventing itself. This has been helped along by a determination to get the US economy moving again after the global financial crisis

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26 Feb 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 21 February, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares had a mixed week as investors digested the 5% or so rebound since early February amidst weather affected US

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24 Feb 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 14 February, 2014

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 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares rose over the past week thanks to a combination of soothing comments from Janet Yellen, good Chinese trade data, talk

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17 Feb 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 7 February, 2014

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Key events of the past week and implications While the past week got off to a bad start after a weather affected slump in the US ISM manufacturing conditions index,

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10 Feb 2014

The Australian dollar – still more to fall

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Key points The rising tide in favour of the $A has well and truly reversed with further downside likely in the years ahead, particularly against the $US and Euro. The

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07 Feb 2014