Investing

Your stock portfolio: less is more

Finfeed Archived Jul 17, 2020

Investors have been told for decades that they need to sector invest in order to balance their portfolio across multiple sectors to achieve a good return. However, in these times of modern technology and high frequency trading, does this strategy still apply?

Ride the market or sell now?

Finfeed Archived Jul 03, 2020

There is an old saying that we learn from our mistakes. But if this is true, why do people continually make the same mistakes believing it will be different next time?

Should major investment decisions factor in climate change?

Finfeed Archived Jun 26, 2020

Australia’s largest investment consulting firm JANA has called on investors to factor climate change into major investment decisions.

Market timing and how to manage risk

Finfeed Archived Jun 26, 2020

What is market timing? Put simply, it is about managing risk, no more, no less.

The 10 best trading books of all time…part two

Finfeed Archived Jun 25, 2020

Want to understand the complex world of the financial markets? Then it’s time to delve into a book. Not just any old book though – you need the best. That’s why we’re sharing IG’s top ten trading books to help get you started.

The best trading books of all time…part one

Finfeed Archived Jun 23, 2020

IG’s market experts have accumulated a list of the top ten trading books of all time – and we’ve teamed up with them to show you what they’ve selected.

Q&A: Will the market recover post COVID-19 and what are the sectors we should be looking at? Part 2

Finfeed Archived Jun 23, 2020

Last week in our discussion with Bourse Communication founder and Managing Director Rod North, we examined how COVID-19 compared to other great market impacting events such as the 1987 crash the recession we had to have. This week, we look at the sectors that have been most affected and a few stocks to watch.

Q&A: Will the market recover post COVID-19 and what are the sectors we should be looking at?

Finfeed Archived Jun 17, 2020

Bourse Communication founder and Managing Director Rod North has been working within financial market since the 1980s and has seen pretty much all there is to see, from stock market crashes to the GFC, to the current pandemic, and past recoveries. He speaks with Jonathan Jackson about where the market is at and what we can expect as we come out of the pandemic.

Microsoft still a popular stock, Adobe rises and the ASX company rekindling its uranium asset

Finfeed Archived Jun 12, 2020

Australian investors are piling into shares they feel could bounce back when major economies reopen after lockdown.

Is stock diversification really a good strategy?

Finfeed Archived Jun 12, 2020

Spend less time worrying about which sector to invest in and spend more time looking for good stocks, because smart investing is about buying what goes up and selling what goes down.

Avoid information overload when learning how to invest

Finfeed Archived May 29, 2020

If you are considering investing, investors should limit themselves to one or two very trusted sources of information and only look at this on the weekend when they have more time.

Why investors shouldn't bottom pick to beat the stockmarket

Finfeed Archived May 22, 2020

Investors should not attempt to bottom pick in an effort to beat the market, but history dictates that retail investors get it wrong more often than not and, consequently, lose a lot of money.

Global lockdowns ease, but is a credit crisis looming? And Bitcoin’s halving is just around the corner

Finfeed Archived May 08, 2020

Bitcoin was one of the best performing assets of 2019, so with the third halving just around the corner investors are confident its price will continue to rise.rise.

Why you shouldn't rely on Google to learn how to trade

Finfeed Archived May 08, 2020

Just like Doctor Google is bad for your health, the University of Google in the stock market is equally as dangerous, as it gives wanna-be investors a false sense of security believing they know what they are doing when, in reality, they don’t.

Don't overestimate your knowledge in the stock market

Finfeed Archived May 01, 2020

According to many surveys conducted by the ASX, it is common to find around 50 per cent of adult Australians believe they are very knowledgeable or somewhat knowledgeable when it comes to investing in shares. Are they overestimating their abilities?

Investors flock to Facebook and Tesla as Shell cuts dividend for first time since WWII

Finfeed Archived May 01, 2020

Investors took a favourable view of Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) and Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) results, sending the stock soaring by close to 10%

Why dividends shouldn't dictate your investment strategy

Finfeed Archived Apr 24, 2020

It has been general practice for investors, especially retirees, to invest in high dividend paying stocks to generate income. While there is some merit with this strategy, the opposite may be the case.

Don’t be lured into the Bear Trap no matter how nice the honey tastes’.

Finfeed Archived Apr 16, 2020

Don’t be lured into the ‘Bear Market Trap’ and perceived honey pot of gains to be had just because the market has risen like a soufflé in the past few weeks.

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