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I’ve got something really special for you. I know you like predictions – so I’m going to give you some. Let me start off by saying that I have no economic degree, never been to university, failed HSC twice and only in the last 10 years have the lights gone on in regards to investing [...]

I’m monitoring the markets at the moment very closely. In fact, I’ve been doing this all year. Ringing in my head is the old saying that fortunes are made in times of recession. I’ve lived through a few, but like all things you need to experience a couple before you finally realise that the above [...]

It seems like everything is back to normal this week. I took a massive 5-week break over Christmas and New Years. Lots of time to reflect and think about 2008 as well as plan for 2009. Nothing has changed though. The economic concerns are still ever-present. Unemployment is alarmingly on the rise. Credit is tight. [...]

Ok, this is a little bit embarrassing… quite frankly, I’m not sure why I’ve decided to tell you this, but anyway there is a perfectly rational explanation if you keep reading… With so many people reeling from the worst month (October) in 21 years in the stockmarket, superannuation funds recording -20% growth (bit of an [...]