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ModelPortfolios
Beat the market and reduce volatility? It takes a robust process, applied diligently.
In this update we discuss how our Hedging strategy kept our portfolios out of the red for the year, using the Large Value portfolio as an example.
FuturesFocus
Futures markets enable the smart use of leverage to exploit volatility. Sensibly deployed, they are an indispensable investment class.
In the Precious Metals arena, Platinum has been weak since GT called it at above $2000 in USD terms. Where to next?
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The ASX's Scapegoating of Shorts
The ASX - mirroring other exchanges across the world - recently banned short sales on the basis that short sellers drive market declines. In this report we skewer that claim, and show that short selling had nothing to do with the Australian market's decline...
ASX Announcements
MarketNews
AP (via Yahoo)
Portfolio Magazine
We don't say this often, but the story above is compulsory reading for all subscribers and readers. Do not argue - read it.
US Carmakers: $34 billion now, please.
Two weeks after begging for $25 billion, the carmakers are back... asking for $34 billion.
Financial Times (UK))
AlterNet/The Nation (must read)
$300 BILLION to Bail Out Citigroup
Bloomberg
Treasury Repo Fails Rise to $5 TRILLION
Bloomberg
LA Times (seriously funny)
Your Money at Work, Fixing Others’ Mistakes
Morgenson (must read)
AFP
m.Globe
A compilation that tries to get a handle on the current geo-political environment, with a focus on things that can cramp your portfolio style...
CrashCourse (must see)
This one 14-minute video alone will teach you half of the value in an Economics degree.
Mike Rozeff (must read)
A perfect explanation of the anti-voting ethos
FDIC
Werther
Is War With Russia on the Agenda?
Paul Craig Roberts
Understanding America's Military
Fred on Everything (must read)
A really rough stretch for Pax Americana
AsiaTimes
m.View
The world's quirks and other worthwhile diversions. Not everything is about investments...
What Makes Good People Do Evil?
Phillip Zimbardo (must watch)
Dust on the Lens, or the Wraith?
Gizmodo
Why Wall Street Analysts are Usually Wrong
MoneyCentral (must read)
Mises.org (audio, mp3)
Taxes from Ancient Greece to today.
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| Name | Close | +/-(%) |
|---|---|---|
| All Ordinaries | 3872.3 | -75.5(-1.9%) |
| ASX 20 | 2342.1 | -49.9(-2.1%) |
| ASX 50 | 3893.5 | -81.3(-2%) |
| ASX 100 | 3174.7 | -65.7(-2%) |
| ASX 200 | 3874 | -80.9(-2%) |
| ASX 300 | 3869.4 | -79.3(-2%) |
| ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 3488.6 | -66.7(-1.9%) |
| ASX Small Ordinaries | 2045.4 | -36.7(-1.8%) |
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