Tag: Stock Market
The October Effect Theory
October is bad for markets. At least that’s according to the so-called October Effect theory. Apparently, investors get nervous this time of the year, so markets are more prone to declines.
How the Robotic Dead Hand Is Ruining Your Money
In the financial world, we’ve seen robots gain a serious foothold. We call these ‘quant-based trading systems’. But there’s a problem.
Your Kiwi Financial IQ — Here’s How to Boost It
Investing without doing the homework is a lot like rolling the dice. Odds are that you’re investing based on whatever mainstream talk has slipped into your subconscious…
Stocks in Crisis — What It Means for Kiwi Investors
At the point of writing, the NZX 50 is down about 7.5% off its 1 October high. It’s following a plunge that originated on the American markets. The worst of it hit stocks in the energy, insurance, and tech sectors.
Tricking Your Brain into Better Investing
People, regardless of language or background, tend to spend money in roughly the same way. And, when investing, there are common tendencies that affect every investor.
A2 Milk: Cash Cow or Spoilt Milk?
A brand-new CEO steps into her new job, takes one look at the books and sells everything — $4.3 million?That certainly makes me sweat a little…
The Best Way to Pick Stocks
Today, asset managers are changing how they look at stock. It’s not necessarily a method I agree with. Yet it seems it’s what the industry wants.
Here’s Why Amazon Is Cheaper than You Think
It seems as if short sellers have a new target in their sights. Today, I wanted to tell you why Amazon.com, Inc. [NASDAQ:AMZN] could be cheaper than you think.
How to Avoid Being Misled by Market Updates
You probably know about Enron. Like most companies lured by returns, the company got greedy and took risks they couldn’t afford.
Why Amazon is an Investor’s Dream
I like to romanticise great businesses. And Amazon.com, Inc. [NASDAQ:AMZN] has definitely been one of those over the years. Who would have thought Amazon, an online book store, would be what it is today.
Three Aviation Stocks About to Take Off
Today, we’ll take a look at several stocks in the aviation industry that could take off in the next few years.
Please Leave it to the Real ‘Activists’
Once the bastion of true competition — capitalism — is now at the behest of activists. It is the world of so-called ‘passive’ investing.
What the Humble Coho Salmon Can Teach Us
The economic cycle starts with rapid growth — a bull run. That’s what we’ve been experiencing in New Zealand for over a decade.
How Not to Invest
There’s a very powerful, yet simple idea Charlie Munger likes to practice: inversion. So maybe rather than asking, how should I invest? You should be asking, how should I not invest?