Massive misinterpretation by leading AFR journalist
I refer to the article below that appeared in the print and online editions of the Australian Financial Review on Thursday 20th November 2014. http://www.afr.com/p/markets/the_dangers_of_trying_to_time_the_PUTjG4owyXs0i7lLsAB5hM Philip wrote this article in response to a journal that I posted on Wednesday 12th November 2014 in the Gary Stone Journal: http://blog.sharewealthsystems.com/?p=3185 With respect, Philip Baker totally missed my […]
How to find the Outperforming stocks right now
Finding and focusing on stocks that are out-performing the general market can be considered one of the keys for achieving consistent returns in the stock market. Investing and trading this way is based on the concept of Relative Strength Comparison (RSC) and the theory that stocks that are currently outperforming the overall market will generally […]
Marketing misinformation from the so-called investing professionals
Every investor that has money in managed funds or has thought of investing money with managed funds needs to read this. Take look at this schematic published by the largest fund manager in the world, Fidelity. The whole flyer can be found here: https://www.fidelity.com.hk/static/pdf/investor/en/volatile-market/time_in_the_market.pdf Note that it also had the backing of MorningStar and MSCI, […]
Dr Brett Steenbarger discusses trading systems
Here at Share Wealth Systems we take great pride in the development and implementation of robust mechanical trading and investing strategies. I am continually asked about the development and design of these strategies, and I have written many posts and articles about the topic and done many presentations to audiences, 3rd party associations and organisations. This […]
Investing offshore
Advances in technology have opened up a huge range of overseas markets to traders and investors the world over. Once the domain of those with either the technological know-how to do it themselves, a large capital base to pay the exorbitant brokerage rates or those with a true passion to trade offshore markets, the ability […]
Never stop growing (part 2)
Following from the first 6 focus areas for growth that I listed down last week, this week I want to continue by giving you the last 5 of my focus areas. You cannot worry about or be scared of the outcome “Opportunities are clearer to me now that I am not scared of the outcome.” […]
Never stop growing (part 1)
In my younger days, after majoring in computer science and mathematics at a university in South Africa, I found myself, after a brief career on the technical side in mainframe computing, working as a sales rep for a large multi-national computer company selling mainframe computer solutions to corporate clients. I was earning a huge income […]
Investing in Gold as a hedge against inflation (part 2)
Following on from last week’s topic of the fallacy of gold being a great inflationary hedge, this week I would like to take a look at the price of gold compared to the price of stocks. As we discussed last week, there are many in the investing community who believe that an investment in gold […]
Investing in Gold as a hedge against inflation (part 1)
This week I would like to explore the notion held by many investors, and economic theorists, that investing in gold is the ultimate store of value and a hedge against inflation, and that it is a ‘safe’ investment that will outperform shares over the long term. The argument put forward by the ‘gold bugs’ is […]
The SIROC Indicator
This article has been prepared in response to a comment made by Shawn 30.04.2014 “Hi Gary May I ask what the SIROC momentum indicator actually is?” A vital aspect of being able to trade the markets successfully is a trader’s ability to recognise trade set-ups and market moves. Just like a ship captain who bases […]