One of the most discussed economic topics at the moment in Australia is regarding whether real estate prices are about to plunge across the nation or if Australian residential property will generally be spared from the savage price falls seen in the U.S. and the U.K. Rather than take sides in this debate, I will merely outline some of the arguments being tossed around in newspapers, online forums and blogs etc. and see how well they hold up to scrutiny.
Entries Categorised as 'Investing'
Stockwatch: Listed Investment Companies
January 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments
As many investors would already know, Listed Investment Companies (LIC’s) can be a relatively straight forward way to diversify a shares or investment portfolio. There are many different types of LIC’s trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and these can give an investors exposure to a diversified range of assets.
Investing for the long term.
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Currently markets around the world are attempting to recover from some pretty dramatic losses and as always when there is a market correction, a seemingly endless array of “experts” pop up and share with us their great wisdom.
The G-20, bad news and further stock market falls.
November 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Well the market has continued to fall during the past few weeks and now I am starting to wonder if we will even see the bear market reach a bottom this year. You might recall I was counting on the market to rally by now so clearly events have not worked out as I expected. But there are reasons why we have not seen a major sustained rally and I think it is useful to look at some of these reasons in detail.
Economic forecasts, estimates and models for 2009.
November 7th, 2008 · No Comments
It seems that 2009 is going to be one those years where economists, politicians and investors etc. will find out just how inaccurate most economic forecasts really are. In the good years if growth estimates for the economy are off the mark nobody seems too stressed, but when economic conditions deteriorate people tend to get more concerned about forecasts.
Investment Themes for 2009 and beyond.
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments
The current downturn in the world markets presents us with an opportunity to review or develop our investment strategy for the next few years. For some people it may mean a major overhaul such as moving from stocks to real estate, while for other it may mean just a realignment of stocks in a portfolio. In any case, it is a worthwhile exercise to review your investment strategy from time to time even if just to confirm what you actually own.
A time to reflect.
April 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Sometimes, and I mean only sometimes, I look back at things I have written and they actually make sense. So today I will indulge myself and review some of the comments I have made in editorials I have written for the shareswatch blog. For in uncertain times, it is often useful to spend a moment or two reflecting on the past.
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