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The highly publicised Myer float along with Telstra, AMP and others have been disasters for investors. Janine discusses the question of whether floats are in fact a good investment, or a marketing exercise.

Mike asks about dual listed companies, and whether or not their share price should diverge or converge. He also asks about whether pairs trading would be appropriate.

With the US dollar under a big cloud, and with sovereign debt rising to alarming levels in many countries around the world, are we going to see a rush towards gold as a safe haven?

The highly publicised Myer float along with Telstra, AMP and others have been disasters for investors. Janine discusses the question of whether floats are in fact a good investment, or are they a marketing exercise with investors better off putting their money elsewhere?

Jim uses Bullcharts and Incredible Charts for his analysis. After reading "How to beat the managed funds by 20%" Jim asks Dale Gillham how to compile his watch list so he can scan for stocks to buy and sell.

Jim uses Bullcharts and Incredible Charts for his analysis. After reading "How to beat the managed funds by 20%" Jim asks Dale Gillham how to compile his watch list so he can scan for stocks to buy and sell.

In Episode 4 of share market tips and traps, Dale Gillham answers the most common question he gets asked by traders and investors, which is "Where do I start".

Every year more people turn to trading in an effort to profit, so that they can increase their wealth and stop working. In Episode 3 of share market tips and traps, Dale Gillham discusses three would be traders and the mistakes they have made in their effort to become traders.

David takes a look at Wesfarmers with a view to seeing whether investors should hold this stock or is now the time to take profits and switch to Woolworths

After reading How To Beat The Managed Funds By 20%, a client has set up his self managed super fund, and asks Dale advice about the shares he is looking at putting into his portfolio. These include BHP, WOW, QBE, ANZ, TOL and CSL.

David discusses the issues relating to how economies rise and fall over a period of 20 years and the signs the what we need to look out for.

The big four banks have reaped the rewards of the Government Guarantee to the detriment of the second tier banks. Over the past few months there has been increased talk of mergers, acquisitions, higher interest rates and fees.

With the dust now settling on the GFC, what do the banks need to be aware of and what risks are they facing in the future.

CSR has been looking to change, and now China is looking into CSR's sugar business with a view for a possible takeover. How will this effect CSR and is it good for both Australia and China?

With so much information about the share market available on the internet, it is hard to know what is useful and what is not. In Episode 2 of share market tips and traps, Dale Gillham continues to discuss the trading tips that will help you profit more, and the traps you need to avoid.

Sector investing or having shares in each sector has been a long held practice, in this podcast Janine discusses the viability of this and what investors and traders should do to make life easier and more profitable.

With so much information available about the share market, it's hard to know what is useful and what's not. In Episode 1 of share market tips and traps, Dale Gillham discusses a number of trading tips to help you profit more, and traps to keep you out of harms way.

This week David discusses what is effecting the Gold price, and what it is likely to do in 2010. Further more he discusses Australia's two biggest Gold miners LHG and NCM and how their share price will move in relation to the gold price

Those new to the share market often have lots of questions, in this Podcast we explore some of the most common ones.

The end of the year is close, and as usual the media are releasing predictions for 2010 from all the experts. Should you take notice of these predictions and are they really helpful?

World economies are showing signs of improving. Who's going to do well in 2010, is this growth sustainable and how does it effect us here in Australia?

China has moved into being large consumers of product. So what effect does this have on both the US economy and ours?

This week Janine discusses the Australian economy looking forward into 2010. She also talks about how the ETS will effect both business and consumers.

There is a myth that you have to be fully invested in the share market to make better returns on your money. Janine discusses how you can actually do less and increase your returns, whilst subjecting your portfolio to lower risk.

We all want to invest in good performing assets, but what are the best performing asset classes? and how have they performed over the past 10 years?

More than 50% of Australians believe they are knowledgeable about investing in the share market. Is this a false reality or do Australian's really know what they are doing?

Our banks could be doing more to help the real economy grow, particularly as tax payers we are doing much to make them look good. Today's focus is on investing in the mining sector.

Following the global financial crisis we have seen tighter regulations applied to banks around the world. APRA are arguing why should our banks not operate with similar liquidity standards so that banks are not so reliant in future on central banks for keeping markets liquid in times of financial distress.

It is possible to learn from what most people do and then create strategies to profit from this information, or simply gain an awareness of some key mistakes people make when investing in the market to be better prepared.

Margin lending is a popular way to accelerate your returns, in this two part series Dales discusses what is margin lending, why we use it, and more importantly three essential rules for anyone wanting to margin lend.

AMP has acquired more than 50% of AXA Australia, and has made a bid to take over the rest. Should share holders accept this offer or wait for a better deal?

For centuries Gold was the source by which we valued currencies, however, this is no longer the case. So what is the real value of Gold and what effects the price of this precious commodity?

Margin lending is a popular way to accelerate your returns, in this two part series Dales discusses what is margin lending, why we use it, and more importantly three essential rules for anyone wanting to margin lend.

Many would be traders and investors are turning to CFDs or Contracts For Difference in an effort to profit. For many their reasoning is that they simply do not have much money, and so are using this vehicle in order to increase profits. But is this wise?

The big four banks have experienced and unprecedented rise over the past 7 months. In this podcast Janine takes a look at the big four banks and discusses where they have been, where are they likely to go and what will drive them in the near future.

In store interest free loans are everywhere, and they are a real incentive to buy now and pay latter. But everyone needs to read the fine print as you could get caught out.

The Australian dollar has risen over 30% in recent times, which affects both imports and exports. So who are going to be the winners and losers and is a strong dollar good for our economy?

Is a share that is trading around $0.10 considered cheap and is a share trading around $50 expensive? Dale Gillham explores the common myths about buying cheap shares vs quality shares.

Government funding around alternative energy sources is a hot topic right now. So what is the way ahead for Australia? and will we see a listing of an alternative energy company on the ASX?

We are bombarded with investment returns all the time, but what do they mean and what do we need to know?

This week David discusses, whether the RBA needed to raise interest rates? Why did they do it? and was there a better option?

The Government is changing the environment in which Telstra operates, are these changes good for the company and consumers?

Superannuation has long been pushed as the preferred vehicle we should use to create our retirement. But with the government changing the goal posts continually is this really true?

This week David talks about the RBA's decision to raise interest rates and whether or not Australia has managed to avoid going into a recession

In Part 3, Dale continues to discuss what really is a share trader, their characteristics and how they succeed.

With all the talk of rescue packages, interest rate rises and speculation into employment figures it is no wonder many are confused with what the future holds. In this Podcast David Harvey make sense of all this, and lets you know how it will effect your investments.

In Part 2 Janine continues to talk about whether defensive investing is really about spreading risk across asset classes. Is investing in Telstra or CSL a wise choice, or should you look to gold shares?

Many people call themselves traders, but what really is a share trader? What characteristics do they have and how do the go about it?

Official interest rates are tipped to rise, but there is good reason for the RBA to consider pushing any rate rise out for a little while longer.

Many people call themselves traders, but what really is a share trader? What characteristics do they have and how do the go about it?