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Seven Deadly Sins

Tom Scollon 26 Jun, 2009

In the coming weeks I am going to write about the seven deadly sins in investing – according to Scollon. Not because it will fill seven weeks of editorial – in fact I am always wary about serial articles – but rather I see these sins being committed regularly. In fact daily before my very eyes. And it is easy to avoid them.

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The price of everything and the value of nothing

Andrew Page 24 Apr, 2009
It’s very easy to take something as straightforward as a  market and make it seem immensely complicated, and it’s something that we all  do.  But let’s step back for a moment and  examine exactly what the market actually is.
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Long Term Investing Dead?

Andrew Page 2 Apr, 2009
A lot of comparisons have been made between the current Global Financial Crisis and the great depression, and indeed there are many similarities. Unfortunately though, such comparisons seem to provide little scope for optimism, especially for the longer term investor.
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Time to Invest?

Andrew Page 27 Mar, 2009
A lot of people spend considerable time and energy in trying to determine whether the market has bottomed or has further to fall. While we can attempt to calculate reasonable and objective estimates, the fact is no one can ever be sure, not even the most qualified and experienced professional.
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Damage Control

Andrew Page 13 Mar, 2009
There are few reasons to be optimistic about the general state of the global economy at present and at times like these it can be difficult to remain confident in the markets. As a long term income investor it can be easier to tolerate significant corrections, but they are certainly an unwelcome phenomenon.
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Turn adversity into advantage

Andrew Page 23 Jan, 2009
From an investor’s point of view, it would be dangerous to think that things will turn around quickly and rush to buy up stock purely because they are “cheap”.
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Forget the Penny Dreadful

Andrew Page 16 Jan, 2009
It’s amazing how many novice traders are lured to the so called penny dreadful stocks
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Load Up

Andrew Page 12 Jan, 2009
The outlook for 2009 is far from certain and there is considerable debate as to whether the market has bottomed, and whether we will see any substantial recovery within the next 12 months.
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The best and worst of 2008

Andrew Page 19 Dec, 2008
There’s no doubt that 2008 will go down in history as one of the worst years on financial markets.
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The gift that keeps on giving

Andrew Page 15 Dec, 2008
Global economic crisis notwithstanding, it’s a safe bet that many Australians will devote a sizeable part of the family budget to buying gifts for friends and family.
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