The subheading to this article could read:"How the little guy gets squashed by the establishment"You might say: "So what's new. We know that that happens all the time." - And you are probably right.Let's start at the beginning: This morning I was sitting at the breakfast table reading the newspaper when I ran across an AP-article about an accountant in a small town bank. The story said that he is a teacher of accounting now, and that he uses his...more
To be a successful investor or trader, a written investment plan is a must! In fact, most broking firms will not allow its professional traders to trade money without a trading plan!Each and every trader must submit their plan and have it approved to be able to start trading money on behalf of clients. The trader is then judged and compensated for how well he follows his own plan and how well he does financially. If he violates his own plan, he...more
As you read this stock market article, you have a few choices. You could choose to continue reading, or you could choose to stop reading it and watch t.v. It's your option. You don't have the obligation to go and watch t.v, just the option.For the average person, the share market is the most visible form of financial market, and perhaps the only market in which they have some direct contact. The options market is usually seen to be too risky or too complicated. Well, the truth is, the options market provides many benefits to share investors and traders, for those that spend some time learning what options have to offer.Options warrant attentionThere have been options traded on the Australian share market since the 1960's, and they are still big business today. Exchange traded options (ETO's) became very popular in the 70's, as these allowed a greater number of traders to enter the market. So why are options so popular? Options provide a variety of benefits over ordinary shares, which, when used correctly, can drastically reduce the risks involved in owning shares.But before we understand how options can help us, it is necessary to know what an option is.An option is a contract...more
When a private company reaches a point in it's development that it requires an injection of capital to expand the business, then the directors have a couple of choices. One of the most popular methods is to FLOAT the company.Floating, also known as Listing, involves taking a private company public to raise money for company growth and expansion....more
The stock market is made up solely of buyers and sellers. These buyers and sellers may be super-huge, billion dollar institutions trading enormous amounts of money everyday or private individuals trading just one or two parcels of shares each year. Regardless, at its core, the market is made up 100% of people. People with emotions just like you and...more
Australians own more shares per capita then any other nation on the planet, with more than 54% of our population owning shares.Until recently, most share investors bought shares and let them sit in the bottom drawer. With improvements in technology and an increased awareness and responsibility for financial planning, thousands of people are becoming share traders, buying and selling shares on a regular basis. And you can see why!Over the past couple of years, certain company share prices have risen well over a 1000%, some over 5000%! So the temptation is extremely strong to start trading shares, rather then just sitting on them, especially when most of our blue chip companies have recently fallen in value.Well, what goes up, must come down and most of those companies that skyrocketed over the past 18 months have not only run out of steam, but have come screaming back down, producing staggering losses for investors who have held on.Now, I'm sure I'm not telling you something you don't already know. However, it is amazing the number of people who still view the market as a free lunch, and do not practice safe trading strategies. They expect every share trade they do to provide...more
Over the past few weeks, we've discussed Covered Calls, which are regarded by many professional investors as one of the most powerful investment strategies available. But what if you don't want to or can't write calls against the shares you own, or...more
Technical Analysis has become extremely popular over the past decade. Modern day computers and the Internet have allowed everyone from professional traders to arm-chair investors study the markets live and make their trading decisions...more
Last week we discussed the power of fundamental analysis and how it is used. This week we'll continue exploring more of the most popular and useful fundamental indicators available.P/E RatioThe P/E Ratio is one of the most widely recognized...more
You have no doubt heard of the "Baby Boomers", those individuals born between 1943 and 1963. Following World War II, Australia's population grew at record levels. Australia was not alone in this phenomenon. The United States, New Zealand and Canada...more
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Simply put, there are only three ways to increase the top-line sales of a business.1. Increase the number of customers2. Increase the average value of each sale3. Increase the frequency of salesIt looks pretty simple, but there are a lot of different...more