October has been unkind to equity investments. As I write, the ASX200 is down more than 8 per cent month to date, and most global indices show similar numbers.  At a time like this, concepts that previously seemed theoretical become much more tangible, and investor focus naturally shifts from return to risk. Continue…

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Australian Bureau of Statistics released their September labour force statistics on Thursday last week. As you might have seen in the newspaper, the headline number was positive showing a sharp drop in the unemployment rate which fell by 0.3% points from August to 5.0 per cent which is the lowest since before the mining industry downturn in 2012. Continue…

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Carrie LaFrenz wrote an article in the Australian Financial Review which discusses Healthscope and the shareholder feedback in relation to the bid from BGH and the challenges facing the company ahead of its annual meeting next Wednesday. Read here.

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In our last article we demonstrated that ‘time in’ the market is clearly important but let me first remind you that if you are investing for the long-term, you must stick to ‘quality.’ Continue…

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Trying to accurately predict a market correction successfully is virtually impossible.  As the legendary former mutual fund manager Peter Lynch said: “Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in the corrections themselves.” Continue…

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In this interview on Money News, Roger discusses holding cash with Ross Greenwood. While the market is in the doldrums, investors may be concerned about holding cash and timing when to get back in. What percentage of your portfolio is allocated to cash today?

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