The significant change to working from home that many have experienced as a result of COVID-19 is somewhat irrelevant for traders. Many traders are used to working from home, so lockdown isn’t very different. That being said, maybe your partner is now also working from home, or the kids...
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As the world scrambles to navigate the “new normal” as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, financial markets, in particular, have been dealt a hefty blow. With a favourable return in 2019, this year has knocked the S&P 500 down more than 25 percent. Despite this, some stocks that...
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Over the past twenty-six years I have met,educated and / or helped thousands of people develop a high level of investing and trading skill. Interestingly, over this time I have found those specifically looking for share trading education have a very wide and often varied perception of what share...
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If you think that the Federal Government’s mantra of a balanced Federal Budget is not contractionary for the economy, then you probably would be wrong. The Government publishes monthly budget figures (www.finance.gov.au), so you can establish the annual growth rates of the various components of taxation. To balance the...
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Anger in Trading is one letter short of Danger in Trading. You walk into his office. He is screaming and shouting on the phone. He slams the phone down. Veins are throbbing in his temples and his throat. He bangs his fist on the desk. He angrily closes his...
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As I approached retirement I was actively seeking an additional income stream that would give me the freedom to continue travelling the world while maintaining our current standard of living. I tried various forms of income generating systems that all seemed to promise the world and yet deliver nothing. ...
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Daily routines play a critical role in the success of top athletes, musical and artistic performers and other world recognised achievers in various fields. For example, it’s been reported that Microsoft founder Bill Gates used to work out on the treadmill after waking up as part of his daily...
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An investor was telling me recently about an investment he made back in the early 1990s as a way to demonstrate his skill. Seriously … he used one example more than 20 years old to qualify his ability as an investor. Reviewing the quality of an investment decision solely...
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Iron Ore prices have risen almost 50 percent across most markets since the lows of November 2018, with spot prices for the ferrous metal now trading around $90 US a tonne. Much of the recent gain in prices can be put down to the collapse of a dam at...
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Commodities Corner
Several conflicting themes are emerging in 2019, the first is the persistent warnings of a global growth slowdown. At the same time, the world is focused on oil for potential short-term supply shortages and copper, again for supply deficits both in strong demand as the shift takes place to...
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