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NEWS - October 15
9:17pm Oil rallies on back of financial news
Oil prices rallied further after world leaders rolled out measures to tackle the global financial crisis, dealers said.

7:48pm Home grant lift help affordability
7:35pm Global stocks soar as banks get bailouts
6:42pm Eddy Groves: forty, fired, but not fat
6:23pm Worsening economy to hit sales: JB Hi-Fi
6:03pm CBA cuts fixed rates by up to 1.55%
5:32pm $A stronger as risk appetite improves
5:21pm Telstra says national broadband costs up
4:43pm Australian stocks close almost 4% higher
4:36pm Business conditions 'stable in Sept'
4:14pm Perth house prices drop 10 per cent

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STOCKS - October 13, 2008
Broker Stock Recommendations 13 Oct Black
Paladin Energy is a uranium producer on the acquisition trail for advanced uranium projects. It has uranium projects in Australia and Africa.

TRADING - October 13, 2008
When the fear index peaks, brave contrarians start buying up fast Wright
Last week was one of the wildest witnessed in the stock markets in modern history. On Monday September 29th stocks started plunging immediately after the US House of Representatives voted down the Wall Street bailout.

STOCKS - October 13, 2008
Stock of the week – Panoramic Resources Morris
Pain…our most dreaded emotion, has been almost impossible to elude for anyone invested in the stock market during 2008.

TRADING - October 13, 2008
Top 5 technical indicators to trade commodities McGuire
The technical analyst will use a number of methods when reviewing commodity markets. These methods typically include such things as Price Action (pattern recognition, candle stick charts, Elliott Wave analysis, etc.), Seasonal Factors and Technical Indicators.

GLOBAL CRISIS - October 13, 2008
Fund managers buying conservative stocks News
Top fund managers say fear and panic drove global financial markets last week as they bought conservative stocks to try and avoid volatility.

INVESTING - October 09, 2008
Take a peek at the portfolios of Aust's finance experts Black
In times like these it’s comforting to know how other investors are behaving – particularly the experts. Where are Australia’s bigwig finance experts stashing their cash?

INVESTING - October 09, 2008
Top dividend paying stocks – how to find them Case
When Aussie sharemarket returns start to stumble it’s easy to get seduced by high-interest savings accounts and term deposits – but yanking your funds out of the sharemarket is not always the smartest option when better yields can be made on high dividend paying shares.

INVESTING - October 06, 2008
As stocks hit lows, when is the right time to jump back in? Dunn
“The right time to invest is when there is blood in the streets.”

Investing

FUNDAMENTALS
Use these 5 ratios to unearth superior stocks
With capital markets still in disarray, it could be argued that fundamental analysis is akin...

How to find top stocks that are going cheap
>Rates up – should you ditch that margin loan?
Top places to invest $500, $1000, $3000 and $5000
The magic formula to a top-performing portfolio
Check out these stocks for volatile times – listed investment companies (LICs)
Do it yourself check list
Dividend Reinvestment Plans: Not as good as they once were

SHARE TIPS
Broker Recommendations 6 October
Lifestyle brands continue to increase in popularity and BBG owns niche brands...

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Stocks to stay clear of in this current market

An AVO, staff cuts and a trophy mansion

What news, indicators and events move stocks the most?

Trading

INVESTING
Which stocks, property and cash accounts can we trust – what’s safe and what’s not?Tumultuous times always start investors wondering if they...

How does the ban on short selling affect CFD traders?
Worrying Aspect of Recent Bank Mergers
Time for a turnaround in uranium stocks?
Bulls still in favour of gold and the AUD/USD
The ten most important technical indicators to know about
You don’t need a million dollars to trade the foreign exchange markets

RESIDENT TRADER
Essential steps to successful intraday trading
My last article was about the implications of a reader’s question about intraday trading...

Intraday trading with a modest size account

Dealing with market gaps

A Day’s Index Trading

Should you jump off the sharemarket train?

SMSFs - Negative returns not required, part 2

SMSFs - Negative returns not required

Personal Investment

ADVISOR LOUNGE
Do you pay tax when rolling shares into a self managed super fund?
Transferring shares from your own name to superannuation can...

Ways to get more control over your super savings
How to calculate tax payable on share gains and losses, and when are you classed as a share trader by the Tax Office?
How best to handle retirement payouts without jeopardising the age pension
Transition to Retirement strategy – is it tax effective?

SUPERANNUATION
Your retirement: how much income do you need?
Australians might now be more aware of the real need to crank up their superannuation...

Disastrous retirement strategies

The Budget and your financial plan

Is your super fund ripping you off?

Splitting super

Leave it in super or start a pension?

Be wary of promoters

What will Rudd do with our super?

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MARKETS
Australian stocks close almost 4% higher
The Australian share market ended almost four per cent higher after the biggest point gain ever on Wall Street and news of the federal government's $10.4 billion economic stimulus package. More...

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CFDs: When investors sell shares, who are the buyers?
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CFDs: Strategies for boosting profits when you’re losing money

Shares: Where does the money go when stock prices fall?
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Futures: Why do futures converge on spot prices?
Prior to expiry, the price of futures...

Futures: picking the market direction

Futures: predicting commodities prices

Warrants: Pros and cons of investing in instalment warrants
Instalment Warrants are listed securities which trade on the ASX and each...

Warrants: Steps to help you build a winning trading strategy

Warrants: Why are gold and oil prices going up?

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

Market Reports & Broker Research

STOCKS
Stock of the week – CSL
Following Wall Street’s 7% plunge during the week, panicked investors have been clamoring for safe places to park their money. Others focused on long-term opportunity rather than fear, and have been buying up shares of quality blue chip companies unfairly punished amid the turmoil.

Top ten CFD stocks for the week
How to value a stock – focus on QBE Insurance Group
Following a steep correction, it’s all systems go for the commodities sector
Stock of the week – Oz Minerals
Stock of the week – Australian Pharmaceutical Industries
Stock of the week – New Zealand Oil & Gas
Stock of the week – Macmahon Holdings
Why commodities are getting crushed in September
How to profit from trading frozen orange juice
Gold bull not over yet
Which stocks are investors buying, selling and holding this month?
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