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Toni Case, 1st Aust. journalist to specialise on CFDs. James Dunn, the founding editor of Shares magazine, and author of Share Investing for Dummies. Anthony Black, the Sunday Herald-Sun's finance editor for eight years. John Pitt, former journalist for London's leading financial paper, The Financial Times. Mike Dobbie, former managing editor of Shares magazine. Nick Renton AM, founder of the ASA. Will Kraa is our resident trader and outlines his weekly trades. Larissa Tuohy, former editor of Money Management magazine. Jill Fraser, former News Ltd journalist. Clifford Bennett, top currency forecaster. Jeff Cartridge, author of Supercharge your Trading with CFDs.

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NEWS - May 12
10:35am Westpac approaches St George over merger
Westpac Banking Corporation has approached St George Bank about a proposed merger between the two.

10:29am China forms company to make jumbo jets
10:27am Centro will vigorously defend lawsuit
10:01am AGL confirms FY08 earnings guidance
9:32am Bluescope on track for stronger 2nd half
7:43am Stocks to watch
7:34am Industrial metals under pressure
7:22am ASX expected to open lower
7:13am US stocks fall, oil prices up
4:16pm Aussie stock market to open lower
3:01pm NAB wants to expand wealth business

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Feature articles

STOCKS - May 8, 2008
Small, undiscovered stocks to watch Pitt
If small is beautiful then small-cap stocks could be just what you’re after. Far at the other end of the scale away from the popular, mega-stocks like BHP, there’s plenty of opportunity to be had. It’s just a matter of where to look.

COMPANIES - May 8, 2008
Sectors to target and avoid in 2008 Lau
In the previous newsletter, we revealed our strategy team’s top-down analysis – in particular our view that the S&P/ASX 200 accumulation index is likely to deliver total returns of close to 10% over the next 12-months.

RESIDENT TRADER - May 8, 2008
Making money in a tough market Kraa
I’m not telling you anything new by saying that it has been hard for traders to make headway in the market over the last few months. There has been little direction to indicate whether to go short or long.

PROPERTY - May 8, 2008
Are tax concessions on property really worthwhile? Renton
It gives most property investors great satisfaction to know that the Taxation Commissioner is picking up nearly half of every repair bill.

STOCK TIPS - May 5, 2008
Broker Stock Recommendations – 6 to BUY, 6 to SELL and 6 to HOLD Black
AN investment bank generating management fees from listed and unlisted funds and a diversified portfolio of assets.

MARKETS - May 5, 2008
Volatile Aussie shares to deliver 10% this year Lau
There is some good news for battle-weary investors.

STOCKS - May 5, 2008
Retail Stocks – Buy or Sell Black
The retail sector faces challenging times, but astute investors who sniff out opportunities can still make money.

STOCKS - May 5, 2008
The Carbon Market – The Essential Guide Part 2 Morris
The US has been left on its lonesome following Australia’s decision to sign the Kyoto Protocol late last year as the Rudd government came into power.

STOCKS - May 5, 2008
Stock of the week – Otto Energy Morris
For investors beginning to feel the pinch at the bowser, it may be time to consider taking action against their exposure to rising fuel prices. Buying shares in oil companies that can actually benefit from record high oil prices is one obvious solution.

Investing

INVESTING
Measuring the return of your investment property
Donal Henahan once cynically observed: "Next to the writer of real estate advertisements...

Where the wealthy stash their cash
How to insure your investment portfolio
Recovering from a bear hug
Keeping super safe in market turmoil
1-5 year outlook for the Aussie market

STOCKS
Bank stocks – buy or sell?
How low do bank share prices have to go before you buy? There is genuine value...

Try before you buy, deconstructing Leighton Holdings

Investors are wary of some defensive stocks

Broker Watch: Stock buys in the construction sector

Is the Asian sharemarket boom over?

Big cap stock that defies market sell-off

Trading

TRADING
Renowned Turtle Trader speaks to CompareShares
The Turtle Traders’ legend began with a bet between American multi-millionaire commodities trader, Richard Dennis and his business partner ....

Parity no certainty for retail FX traders
Ways to play the currency market
It pays to avoid dud stocks
Story of a long-term investor
April is a fool's paradise
Random trades lead to random results
A story of a home-based trader

RESIDENT TRADER
Recent trades in forex and Aussie 200
As mentioned in some of my previous articles, I have been doing some trading in Forex where the attraction is the enormous liquidity of the market and the tradeable trends that...

Trading for that big catch

Opes mess - who owns your shares?

Good returns still possible

Mind games

Secrets for Profiting in Bull & Bear Markets

The greater fool theory

Perils of trading

Personal Investment

PERSONAL INVESTMENT
Rent out your home without paying tax
I bought a unit for $250,000 in March 2001, which I moved into straight away. I was sent to work in Japan...

Family trusts and tax deductions
Top places to stash your cash
Reducing tax on properties
Reinvest dividends or cash out?
Investing offshore - ETFs
US property crisis

SUPERANNUATION
Splitting super
Until recently, the ability to split superannuation pots was a popular strategy for couples looking to reduce...

Leave it in super or start a pension?

Be wary of promoters

What will Rudd do with our super?

SMSF eggs in one basket

Starting a pension from super

Supercharged super

Feature

COMPANIES
China forms company to make jumbo jets
China has established a company to build regional commercial jets, with an eye to eventually reducing the country's reliance on Boeing and Airbus for jumbo jets, official media said on Sunday. Commercial Aircraft Corp of China is capitalised at 19 billion yuan ($A2.88 billion), with 6 billion yuan coming from the state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, giving it the single largest stake at 30 per cent, Xinhua News Agency said. More...

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Ask the Expert

Options: understanding the market
Can understanding the options market make you a better share trader? If so, how?

Options: Trading options close to expiry
Options: buy-write option strategy

Forex: using technical analysis to trade
Can you use the same kinds of technical analysis indicators that...

Forex: profiting from the carry trade

Forex: a popular strategy

Top ten CFD stocks for the week
Rio Tinto has been the flavour of the week for CFD traders...

CFDs: Where did CFDs come from?

CFDs: Capitalising on price movements

Shares: Number of shares you can buy
The Australian Share Registries, which manage the registers of companies...

Shares: Gap between Bid and Ask prices

Shares: Why don't stocks begin trading at the previous day's closing price?

Futures: picking the market direction
Investors use the futures market to predict whether the Australian sharemarket...

Futures: predicting commodities prices

Futures: the SPI as a market predictor

Warrants: Why are gold and oil prices going up?
To examine the factors currently moving commodity markets, especially gold...

Warrants: Instalments in a DIY fund

Warrants: The impact of commodities prices on mining companies

Margin lending - building a portfolio
You start with an existing investment or cash contributions, then borrow...

Market Reports & Broker Research

TRADING
The Carbon Market – The Essential Guide, Part 1
With the global carbon market bearing an estimated value of $30bn and rising, investors may be forgiven for questioning whether the old adage that ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ still holds true. To bring you up to speed on such matters, we have put together this ‘essential guide’.

Crude Oil the hottest commodity on the planet
Stock of the week
Using technical analysis to predict gold and silver prices
Stock of the week: Sally Malay
Top ten CFD stocks for the week
Forex: daily market report
Have we witnessed the market bottom?
Aussie market following the US like a dog on a leash
The biggest speculative bubble in history has some way to go
Stock of the week: Saferoads Holdings
USD gold bull differs to AUD gold bull
What’s in store for the Aussie dollar?

Commentary

ANALYSIS
Rudd meets Bush amidst bleak outlook Dobbie
Kevin Rudd is on his first world trip and has taken the Press Gallery with him. Aside from the photo opportunities, the gallery prefers to look at anything but the substance – and there’s plenty of substance they should be looking at.

How sub-prime will impact your share portfolio
When will the rate hikes stop?
A dozen reasons for housing stress
What a change in government means for investors
Who should win on November 24?
Who are the better managers?
Forget the mud, it’s about rates

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