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 me.You've no doubt heard the phrase, "History repeats itself". Well, despite all of our...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...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 don't own shares, but have other investments? What are your options?Margin requirements for writing Covered CallsWhen you write a Covered Call, you must lodge your shares with the Option Clearing House (OCH) as margin. This step is required to ensure that if you are exercised your shares are immediately available to be sold.As you are offering the shares as security, no further margin is required.There is a second method whereby someone who owns shares may use those shares as collateral for the purpose of writing options. The OCH will assign collateral value to shares that have been lodged as security, this system works in the following manner:The OCH has established three tiers of shares acceptable to be lodged as security:Tier One Any share that has exchange traded options may be lodged as collateral. For example, you could lodge NCP shares for the purpose of writing BHP options.Tier Two Is any share or units in entities within the...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 instantly.Despite the technological advancements and the "New found power of Technical Analysis" we must not forget...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 fundamental indicators, and, one of the easiest to calculate. The P/E ratio stands for the price of the share...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 all experienced Baby Booms at a similar time.The Baby Boomers are an important phenomenon to understand. They have had dramatic effects on society and will substantially impact the way the stock market performs over the next 20 years. For this reason, it is important to understand some of the background on this interesting group of people.As mentioned, the Baby Boom was experienced in various countries around the world. Part of the reason for the "Boom" was that these countries were immigrant receivers and immigrants tend to be in their 20's, the prime childbearing years. At its peak in 1957, the US boom hit 3.7 children per family. Canada hit its peak in 1959 with Canadian women averaging 4 offspring each; that was over 479,000 new births that year alone! Australia's boom was not quite as big as the Canadian or US booms; however, we still have a disproportionate number of people who are today in their 40's and 50's. Following the Baby...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
In part 1 and 2 we looked at generating leads and converting interest into purchase decisions. Now it's time to seal the deal. Closing and delivery round out the four stages of the sales led business cycle.Closing - Negotiating the Details and...more
In part 1 we talked about the importance of getting leads to a successful sales cycle. But a lead that never reaches a decision to buy is ultimately just a liability. It's not enough to find a lot of interested people. At some point you need to get...more
The basic philosophy behind the sales perspective is the more you sell the more money you make. This makes a lot of sense, so let's take a look at business management from the perspective of a sales led organization.The basic representation of...more
If you want to turn on the profit making potential of your business you need to put your focus back on the market.Market First, Product SecondAsk yourself this simple question. Who is my target market? Now stop for a minute and write down your answer...more