Why You Can (And Should) Time The Market… And How To Go About It
Don’t let the financial establishment convince you the only way to profit in the stock market is to stay invested all the time. (Bonus points if you are invested with them, of course.) The “proof” they base this statement on is bogus, as I’ll show you in a moment. But before I do that, let […]
7 Essential Elements for an Outperforming Stock Market Portfolio
Let me start by being blunt: You can’t add these 7 elements to your portfolio overnight. Doing that requires serious dedication and a “strategy before tactics” approach. So, if you’re expecting tips that’ll instantly transform your portfolio into a market beater… Best don’t read at all. You’ll be wasting your time. On the other hand, […]
How To Become A Peaceful & Profitable Investor
This isn’t a sales pitch for SWS’s program. Sure, I believe we can help you become a profitable and peaceful investor fast and for the long term. But you can do so yourself, if you so please. The key to success lies in the traits, methods, and beliefs I will go into in today’s article. […]
The Ongoing Market Trend Most Investors Overlook… At The Peril Of Their Compound Returns
With the recent run on banks, it seems analysts and commenters are in a race to prophesize the biggest market crash we’ve ever seen. But if you put aside the noise, is the situation really that gloomy? Are we on a one way track to disaster? Well, nothing is certain in the stock market. But […]
Secular Bull Market Update – Big Picture Analysis of the Stock Market
In 2017, 2018 & 2019 I conducted a Big Picture – 1930 to current – Analysis of the status of equity markets around the world. Recently I provided an abbreviated but IMPORTANT 6 month update on my Secular Bull Market Analysis. I only do this a couple of times a year, so don’t miss this […]
The Coronavirus is just one variable among many.
With so much news regarding the Corona Virus at present, it is important for investors to have perspective and understand that there are millions of variables that fuel the financial markets, not just one. There are millions of variables all interacting simultaneously within the financial markets, the control of which is not possible by any […]
Superannuation Spin Doctors
Did you hear the one about the Superannuation Fund that failed their clients in 2019? No….? I’m not surprised. That’s because the Superannuation Spin doctors have been at it again. Watch this short 4-minute video to discover how peoples’ Nest Eggs in their super funds were short changed in 2019, while being misled they had […]
A smoother path can leave you well short of your goals.
In a recent Vanguard column, the topic of diversification was discussed from a purely risk mitigation perspective. The article explained how diversification across asset classes seeks to reduce the impact of losses in a portfolio when one asset class falls significantly in value. The idea being that you’re increasing the odds that parts of your […]
How to Beat ‘Par’ with your Investing
Give yourself credit. You want to be a champion investor. A Self-Directed Investor dedicated to riding on the coat tails of Mr. Market and steering clear of the fee sapping investing ‘middlemen’ that loiter on every verge. But, every now and then you somehow find yourself out of sync with your Big Picture investing goals […]
Super Funds FY2019 performance – Splendid or Spin!
I had to share this because I was shocked, but not at all surprised. The same shock I’ve had for years now when Superannuation returns for each financial year are announced. Senior investment manager Mano Mhankumar from Chant West has been quoted in a number of newspapers, “Fund members should be very pleased with the […]