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Lies, damn lies, and Indices

Andrew Page 12 Jun, 2009

The long term performance of share markets is truly remarkable; a fact that is easily demonstrated by looking at a chart of any major market index. Despite regular and often severe effects such as wars, recessions, bubbles and crashes, the major industrialised markets have always recovered and gone on to carve out bigger and better gains. Over the long term, the share market has always outperformed all other asset classes, period.

Running with the bulls

Andrew Page 5 Jun, 2009

This week we learnt that Australia has (so far) narrowly avoided a recession; a technical recession that is. However there is another technical definition that has so far largely escaped popular attention…

Slave or Save

Andrew Page 22 May, 2009

As investors, we are understandably focused on achieving the highest return possible. The higher our return, the more money we make and the sooner we can retire. So it is of course important that we make our money work as hard as possible.

False profits

Andrew Page 15 May, 2009

When trying to judge the success of traders there is nothing more definitive than the rate of return they have been able to demonstrate. Regardless of what other explanations or justifications you might consider, a trader that has achieved a 50% return over the past year has been objectively more successful than another who generated a 5% return.

Investors Behaving Badly

Andrew Page 8 May, 2009

There is a long list of academic theories and models that attempt to explain and understand the economy and markets. While none are perfectly infallible, many nevertheless have their merits and provide important practical lessons.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Investing for Income in Retirement

Andrew Page 27 Feb, 2009

At a recent presentation at the ASX I was demonstrating the attractiveness of income investing in the share market. In attempting to justify my arguments I made use of a number of historical price charts that spanned a period of up to 20 years.

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