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A good place you can start with your analysis is looking where the market is at on an index. “A market index is a metric that tracks the performance of a group of stocks. Some indices are designed to indicate the overall performance of the market, while others follow a particular sector” By looking at the index for a country […]

One of the most import things we need to have as TRADERS is CONFIDENCE. This confidence needs to be there in your analysis, your understanding and also the very moment you press that button to enter into a trade. If you feel uncomfortable with any part of your trading, you should stop, stand back and […]

The FEAR OF MISSING OUT (FOMO) is often behind many a share market hard luck story. Take for example, the case of the Investor (read Gambler) who had been watching Gulf Industrials (GLF) since late December 2014 at $0.001. Having increased in price to $0.004 in March 2015 at which point, with solid buying at […]

Social media is increasingly being used by major companies as a way of interacting with their shareholders and the public. Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook form the bulk of the platforms that are being used by companies to distribute their financial results to the world at large.  The social media activities of the ASX 100 were […]

I recently spoke to a gentleman who was very impressed with our ShareSmart Investing Success Program. With an initial investment of over $200,000 in his portfolio, he quickly saw how ShareSmart could enhance his investing activities. Unfortunately for him, his portfolio has suffered heavily in the past 12 months leaving him well under $200,000 and […]

Those of you who attended our recent Webinar on The Psychology of Trading will remember our discussion on herding and how it affects our share purchase decisions. To watch the webinar Click Here The example we used was Medibank Private (ASX:MPL) and we discussed how many novice and seasoned investors may have seen the Medibank […]

There are many facets to a successful trading future, but one of the most important rules is to “Start with a Financial Plan”. We should know what we want to achieve and where we want to end up before we start our journey. We must understand what our Financial Objectives are and employ a strategy […]

Are your blue chips approaching sell by date? ShareSmart has helped many clients turn their portfolios around and see them achieve excellent returns on their investments.  This is no more apparent now with the market in and around the 6,000 level. Whilst we are not predicting a market collapse any time soon, the record low […]

ASX shines with 12 day winning streak The S&P ASX 200 has just completed an historic 12 straight day winning streak which saw the index gain 513 points (9.66%) making it, in local currency terms, the best world performer out of 93 indexes since January 20th 2015. This winning streak is the longest in the […]

What do lower interest rates mean to me?      Following the RBA’s decision to lower the official interest rate to a record low 2.25%, there will be a number of flow on effects that will impact self-funded retirees and those with interest bearing bank deposits. A lowering of interest rates reduces the incentive to […]