Are Interest Rates Set to Rise?
Property stocks are very sensitive to interest rate changes. The index peaked in July. It made a ‘lower high’ in December. It’s now at risk of moving into a downward trend. Are property trust prices telling…
What Have They Done to our Money?
Capitalism as we know it is dead. Or maybe we never knew it. Over the past century, capitalism has changed profoundly. The Western capitalist system has become more centralised.
This Is When Aussie Gold Stocks Could Be a Buy again…
As far as Aussie gold stocks go, that is the message from the charts as well. Below is the ASX Gold Index [ASX:XGD]. Like gold it has a massive mid-year run. But it’s on its…
Insider Access Starts Today – The Gold Forecast for 2020
Shae’s new project provides you with world class insights into the gold market. It’s not just another opinion on gold. You’ll get the opportunity to hear from industry ‘A-listers’, who each reveal their gold forecast…
Aussie Markets Down: How to Deal with a Mini Market Panic
It was a pretty nasty day yesterday… The All Ordinaries lost more than 2%. And it’s set to continue today, with the futures market pointing to another 65-point loss. Is this anything to worry about?…
Don’t Get too Bearish Until You See This Happen in the Stock Market
It’s important to keep in mind, if the stock market corrects in the days and weeks ahead, that the overall trend is more important than the daily price moves. With the US Federal Reserve back…
Society Is Now Making Them Pay – Easy Money and Quantitative Easing (QE)
Today’s Rum Rebellion is brought to you by easy money. It’s everywhere. Like dust in a dust storm. It gets into every nook and cranny. It settles on every surface. And it leaves societies covered…
Steer Clear of This Toxic ‘Bargain’ – Westpac Shares only ‘Look’ Cheap
In the age of near zero interest rates, and equities priced like bonds, the cheap blue chip is the one to beware. The recent bombshell revelations over Westpac Banking Corp [ASX:WBC] allegedly turning a blind…
My Idea to Save the World from Central Bankers: A Policy for Interest Rates
The biggest advance in monetary policy in history would be for global central banks to coordinate policy to combine asset price inflation with consumer price inflation to set interest rates. Simple and effective. But it…
Apple is Cheaper than Woolies? – Looking at Price-to-Earnings Ratio
How does AAPL stack up? Based on 2020 earnings forecasts, AAPL trades on a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.4 times. This is ‘cheaper’ than both WOW and WES. Moreover, AAPL only pays out 25% of earnings…