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A falling stock price is the bugbear of an investor, but to a trader, it’s an opportunity to make money – by being on...

Spoilt for choice - when there are too many stocks to buy and sell
Traders join iPhone mania
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April Makes a Fool out of Traders
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the current downturn is not abating by any means...

SMSFs - Negative returns not required, part 2
SMSFs - Negative returns not required
The Cost of Doing Business
Paying for My Diesel Fuel
Who said CFDs are too risky?
Coal Powered Rocket
Small Cap – Big Profit
Making money in a tough market
Recent trades in forex and Aussie 200
Trading for that big catch
Opes mess - who owns your shares?

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NEWS - August 29
6:24pm ANZ joins other banks in fixed rate cuts
ANZ Banking Group has joined the other big banks in lowering its fixed home loan rates and fixed residential investment loans rates.

6:02pm AMP's H1 profit falls 22 per cent
5:20pm Golden Gate Petroleum shares soar
5:16pm Peel Exploration shares up
5:09pm Macarthur Coal shares sink on ASX
4:51pm Resource, finance stocks boost market
4:39pm Stocks to watch
3:40pm Aristocrat pays $144m in class action
2:48pm Babcock & Brown Wind posts profit leap
2:21pm Babcock to sell its management rights
1:15pm Qld Gas extends Roma takeover bid

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COMPANIES - August 28, 2008
AMP's H1 profit falls 22% News
AMP Ltd has reported a fall in first half earnings after the wealth manager and insurer battled volatile financial market conditions that cut the value of its investments.

PROMOTION - August 28, 2008
Perpetual promotes short-selling virtues News
Perpetual Ltd is promoting the virtues of short-selling to small investors in a quest to increase their investment returns.

TURNOVER - August 28, 2008
Nuplex profit soars 84% on restructuring News
Chemicals maker Nuplex Industries has reported an annual profit up 84 per cent, reaping the benefits of a restructuring and the disposal of loss-making plants in Brazil and the UK.

STOCKS - August 25, 2008
Broker Stock Recommendations 25 August Black
The Westpac update briefing was generally upbeat. WBC appears better positioned than its peers in the wake of the global credit crunch.

DIVIDENDS - August 25, 2008
Dividend Reinvestment Plans: Not as good as they once were Renton
Many companies allow their shareholders to take up newly created shares instead of getting dividends in cash. Is this a good idea?

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REPORTING What to look for this reporting season Considering that we're experiencing the toughest

SHARE Broker Stock Recommendations 18 August Global commodities will not slow following the Beijing

TRADING How to profit from falling share prices

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Should investors ditch Aussie property trusts?
Picking up blue chip bargains for the long haul – the pick of income and growth stocks
How to pick a champion managed fund
How can share investors pick the best buy in any sector of the market?
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Top 5 financials to know about a company
Ways share investors can slash their tax
Professional trader makes big dollars from home
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Olympics. Chinese GDP remains robust... Soft commodities boom – how to jump on for the ride
How to set up a stock watchlist
Broker Stock Recommendations 11 August
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The next hot spot for resources and stocks set to thrive
Our undervalued tech sector – cheap tech stocks with a future
Run your share portfolio like a professional manager
Broker Stock Recommendations 28 July
Share portfolio killers – stocks to avoid in this climate
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Personal Investment

PERSONAL INVESTMENT
Allocated Pensions and the new tax-free rules
My Allocated Pension was started prior to 1 July 2007. Do I have to convert to an Account Based Pension so that I 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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LICs
Check out these stocks for volatile times – listed investment companies (LICs)
If you thought all 40-plus, ASX-listed investment companies (LICs) were born equally – wake up and smell the chai. There’s a structural shift afoot, and with it a growing divide between the old guard and new. More...

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Options: What are naked options and why are they risky?
The process of selling new options is called ‘writing’. . When writing a call...

Options: Buy options
Options: buy an option rather than a share

Forex: Steps to help you build a winning trading strategy
Do you come out of the shopping mall with bag-loads of things you...

Forex: what is the uptick rule, and how does it affect trading

Forex: hedging your portfolio against currency risk

CFDs: What is a mechanical trading system
The deciding factor of a traders success will in the vast majority of times hinge...

CFDs: Strategies for boosting profits when you’re losing money

CFDs: Making fast money from small share price movements

Shares: What’s the difference between top down and bottom up investing?
There are many different approaches an investor can take when looking...

Shares: Top 5 pointers to being a successful trader

Shares: Number of shares you can buy

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 – Babcock & Brown
After we advised our clients to sell out of investment bank Babcock and Brown at $26 back in November last year, other less informed investors in the company learned one of the hardest lessons when it comes to the stock market – the importance of profit taking.

Top ten CFD stocks for the week
Forex: daily market report
Stock of the week - White Energy Company Ltd
Stock of the week – OneSteel
Commodity of the month – natural gas
Incitec Pivot remains a popular bet with investors
Stock of the week – National Australia Bank
Edging toward the precipice for US economy
Stock of the week - Swick Mining Services
The recession we don’t have to have
Seeking stocks in high growth sectors – Fleetwood Corporation
The worst is yet to come
Stock of the week – Mermaid Marine Australia

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