With interest rates on the rise, you might be wondering how that is going to affect the stock market. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates on 5th July 2022 by 50 basis points. The new cash rate is 1.35% with more rises predicted in the future. Now we can’t say what exactly will happen […]
When to Invest for Growth (And When Not To)
When I started my investing journey many years ago now, I started the way most people do, and that’s looking for well-known companies and waiting for them to rise in price bringing me great riches along with them. Easy, right? Of course, dreams of easy money are just that—dreams. I realised quickly that while the […]
The Top 7 Shares That Fit The Shopping For Shares Rules (Plus One More That Tracey Likes)
One of the biggest questions that I get from readers is that they can’t find any shares that fit all my rules. The rules state that they be listed in the All Ords, have ROE’s above 15%, low debt, high earnings stability and a decent return over the past 5 years. And yes it’s absolutely […]
Which Companies within the ASX20 Have Increased In Price in the Last 12 Months?
If you listen to the news, you’d be forgiven for thinking that right now investing in shares is one of the worst things you could do with your money. But despite the doom and gloom there have also been some real winners in the Australian stock market over the last year or so. Fortunately our […]
Should You Invest Long Term or Short Term?
There are loads of different strategies when it comes to investing in the stockmarket but generally the two main ones are investing over the long term or the short term. Long term investing is usually defined as holding shares in a company for one year or more, whereas short term could mean anywhere from three […]