Prior to the 1960s most share investors were long-term investors who bought stocks for their dividend income. Investors then started to focus more on capital growth as bond yields rose relative to dividend yields on the back of rising inflation….
Share markets take-off
Shares making a comeback. But why?
Will history be on our side in 2019?
The Fed & Market Turmoil...
Three years after it first started raising interest rates in this cycle the Fed has increased rates for the ninth time, raising the Fed Funds rate another 0.25% to a target range of 2.25-2.5%. While this was largely anticipated by markets, the Fed was less dovish than expected and so shares sold off in response. That said it does appear that the Fed has got to a point where it can now pause or at least raise rates more slowly…
Market sell-off continues...
What happened??
Your No 1 Financial Focus, Decade By Decade...
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Are shares too expensive?
A Question of Equilibrium
Strong returns, but storm clouds gather...
Australian share market hits a 10-year high
Global Debt: Be alert, but not alarmed
As global interest rates bottom, concerns about rising inflation and interest rates, quite naturally, come to the fore, particularly in a time where global debt (country, corporate and personal debt) are an all time high. So as investors, retirees and superannuation members, how concerned should we be? AMP’s Dr Shane Oliver gives 7 reasons to be alert, but not alarmed…
Is An 'Itexit' Really On The Cards?
Shares & Bonds: The Risks & The Rewards
Why All The Share Market Volatility?
Australia: 5 Reasons Why Growth Will Be OK
Australia continues to defy recession calls. Against this, economic growth is well below potential, with per capita growth running at just 0.8% year on year, which is below that in most major countries. So where to from here? And what will be the impact on interest rates? AMP Capital's Shane Oliver gives us his views for 2018 and beyond...
9 COMMON INVESTMENT MISTAKES
FROM THE VAULT:
(Originally posted on 24 November 2016)
The 9 Habits of highly ineffective investors...
As the Trump rally continues, its important to stop, take a deep breath and think about potential pitfalls going forward as the fear of missing out and 'animal spirits' take centre stage.
Many of the mistakes investors make are based on common sense rules of thumb that turn out to be wrong...
The True Value of Advice
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