Category: Stock Market

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How You Could Beat the Market Timers in 2019

For the longest time, tech has had a dream run. Valuations soared. The private start-up scene rose to new heights. But all that could come to an end.

Trade Me Group Ltd [NZX:TME] Shares Rise By Over 17%

Today, Trade Me received a $2.5 billion takeover offer. British private-equity firm Apax Partners made a proposal of $6.40 per share.

FAANG: The New ‘Nifty Fifty’

Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google — these are hot stocks that everyone’s talking about. But look past the hype and you’ll see trouble on the horizon.

Fletcher Building Limited [NZX:FBU] Shares Down Over 10%

Fletcher Building’s share price has plunged by 8.11% today. Fletcher Building is one of New Zealand’s largest listed companies.

How Big Tech Has Become Big Brother

We all use Facebook and Google for leisure and work. But is it really as harmless as it seems? They have trapped us in a web of surveillance and censorship.

Why Taxing Airbnb Could Be a Recipe for Disaster

Renters in Mount Maunganui are being kicked out of properties to make room for Airbnb guests. Here’s why the local council needs to stay out of it.

Why did Sky TV’s Share Price Tumble Over 2% Today?

The Sky Network Television Limited [NZX:SKT] share price has dived by 2.8%. Sky — founded in 1987 — is New Zealand’s largest pay-per-view satellite TV provider.

Why You Should Look Overseas for Tech Opportunities

Today I wanted to discuss why jumping into technology stocks now, could be a great decision. Of course, you’ll have to pick the right ones. Let’s get into it…

Dodgy Peru Gold Mine Connected with NZ Insurance Company

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, a potential money-laundering scheme and an unusual gold mine in Peru. Lots of juicy details regarding the recent liquidation of insurance company CBL.

Investors Should Gear Up For Bargains

Take a look outside the US (and the NZX), and there are stocks trading for rock bottom prices with little to no debt. Here are two examples…

Investors Should Look Out for This

Even when investors stumble across a good idea, they often do very poorly by taking that idea to extremes. Let me explain why…

Why These US Economic Figures Should Make Us Nervous

The US may be looking like it is on a winning streak, but US consumers are basing future expectation on past performance. The problem with this thinking is that it is flawed.

How to Tune Your Portfolio With Schumpeter’s Cycle

From an economic perspective, a brand-new industry like cannabis can ignite a period of prosperity. It falls in line with the economic theory of Joseph A Schumpeter.

What You Should Do If You’re Close to Retirement

To jump or not to jump out of a volatile market, that’s the question the mainstream is asking right now. What if you’re close to retirement and you’re just holding the market right now?

US Politics’ Effect on the Stock Market

When the stock market responds to strong economic news with falls, it’s not a bullish sign, folks. Why? Because it means the Fed will continue raising rates.