Here's why The Rule of 72 might be useful to consider when investing in Stocks
Investing in stocks can be a daunting task, especially for beginners. With so many different strategies and techniques available, it's easy to get lost in the sea of information about what stocks to buy, what strategies to use and what is…
Is there another Asian financial crisis brewing? There is increasing concern there might be as many Asian countries' currencies struggle against the US dollar, particularly Japan, which has reportedly intervened in the market following the yen reaching its weakest level against the greenback since 1990.
USD/JPY log scale (Source: TradingView)
Let's take a look at whether or…
Be disappointed all you like at the performance of some of the Big 4, but ASX small bank stocks have fared even worse in the last couple of years. New floats like Pepper (ASX:PPM) have turned out to be duds and established stocks like Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (ASX:BEN) have…
Here are the 4 best ASX stocks for May 2024!
Each month, we look at the best ASX stocks of the month. We like to look at companies with upcoming catalysts, be it good results (as forecasted by consensus estimates), or other expected news such as clinical trial results. We have found a handful of…
Have you heard of the term cooking the books? Cooking the books is a term used to describe the illegal act of manipulating accounting records and financial statements in order to deceive others. This deception can be done for various reasons, such as hiding losses or inflating profits.
Cooking the books is an illegal activity that can result…
Stock market indices like the ASX 200 and S&P 500 are used as barometers for the performance and overall health of the entire market. When you hear the term 'green day', it will be because market indices around the world are in positive territory. The same applies to a 'red day' when the markets are down.
In…
What are the most important signs to buy a stock on the ASX or any other stock exchange? In this article, we recap what we think are the 5 most important signs.
5 signs to buy a stock
1. When the RSI has gone above 30
This can be a good sign to buy a stock.…
ASX resources juniors live and die by many things, but project location is one of them. The majority have projects in Australia, the Americas (North and South) as well as Africa. But then there's a minority of companies with projects elsewhere, and we'd like to recap some of them with projects in unusual locations.
We would…
Let's take a look at who nominee shareholders are. Have you ever seen a substantial shareholder notice lodged with your stock, seeing the heading 'Becoming a substantial holder from JP Morgan/HSBC/Morgan Stanley/CBA' and thinking that actual bank has bought into your stock? Is this really the case? Yes and no.
What are nominee shareholders?
Nominee shareholders…
The RBA is worried about the ASX. It all but confirmed that in its latest bulletin, released last week. The bank regularly provides its insights into the Australian economy and financial system in this publication. Much of the focus was on the impact of its tightening in monetary policy (in other words, the rapid increase…
