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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
The following article is republished with the permission of James Cornell, author of the excellent Market Analysis newsletter. As a long time subscriber to Market Analysis I can recommend this monthly newsletter and share recommendation service to all share market investors from beginners to experts. Please visit www.stockmarket.co.nz for further ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
As DIY investors we all have our own strategies for achieving better than average returns by making our own investment decisions rather than putting these decisions in the hands of a ‘professional’.
In a previous article on why you should invest in the Sharemarket, I gave my top 10 tips for ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
I wrote the following article for Her Magazine, which was published in their August issue:
For some, the thought of investing in the share market is enough to make them go weak at the knees or worse. It conjures up thoughts of gambling and crippling losses. And it reminds ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
In my previous blog I highlighted the need to invest in companies with a sound business model that is sustainable in the long term. Sounds good eh? But what the heck is a business model and how do you know if it is sound?
Well, and I’m sorry if ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
In previous blogs I have extolled the virtues of investing in the share market in preference to other investment options such as finance companies. Since then more finance companies have encountered a spot of bother including two of the more reputable ones in the form of St Laurence and ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
I read with great interest an article in the Dominion Post on 13 May which featured the responses from four investing professionals who were asked to address this issue. It has been an uphill battle to persuade Kiwi investors to give the share market the attention it deserves and ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
I frequently bemoan the fact that New Zealanders are such poor share market investors. This deprives them of what is probably their best opportunity to generate superior long-term investment returns.
People often respond by saying they would like to invest in the share market but do not know where to ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Maybe like me you think this is a pretty facile question but this will not stop comparisons between us and the Aussies – especially as the election draws nearer. There is no shortage of opinions on why the Aussies are ‘richer’ than us but I have not heard of ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
In my last blog I suggested that a lot is made of the merits of diversification without any real analysis of the costs and benefits. There often seems to be an assumption that more is better when it comes to diversification. I suggested that beyond a certain point, diversification ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
An article in the Dominion Post on 29 January said “Diversify and beat the retirement cash blues”. It went on to advise that “an effective portfolio is well diversified across different asset classes – cash, fixed interest, property and shares – and countries”.
In my view diversification to that extent ...
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