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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?

This week David discusses gold as an investment vehicle. How to get exposure to gold, it's relationship to the US dollar, and how gold is used by various markets around the globe.

In Part 1 of this podcast Janine talks about whether defensive investing is really about spreading risk across asset classes. She also discusses whether this is an effective strategy or has the sub-prime meltdown shown it to be ineffective?

This week Janine Cox talks about trading the share market, rules of trading, strategies and how to be successful.

During this segment, Dale discusses how a trader's psychology can often lead to mistakes in the share market and how to avoid this.

Dale continues his discussion with how people's psychology affects the way in which they invest or trade the share market.

The stock market has recovered over 40% of its value as of the Mar 09 low - David shares his thoughts that put this in perspective.

Dale continues his discussion on how people's psychology affects the way in which they invest or trade the share market, which can lead to mistakes.

Dale discusses how people's psychology affects the way in which they invest or trade the share market, which can lead to mistakes.

While China has been holding out for a 40% discount in the long term contract price for iron ore, other markets have agreed to a 33% discount, plus spot price for iron ore is moving up David continues his analysis of the BHP/RIO, by making comment on their proposed joint venture and how China is lobbying hard to have the joint venture proposal overturned.

Dale talks about an interesting article that discusses how old economic thinking may be outdated and that we need to look at behavioral psychology to understand the markets.

In this podcast Janine, discuses the demise of TImbercorp and other tax schemes that were promoted under a Managed Invest Scheme investment structure.

Contracts for difference have become the new thing for investors, in this podcast David shares with you his insights into this vehicle and discusses whether they are good for investors and share traders or simply gambling.

Dale discusses the heavy fuel discount that Coles is offering shoppers, and whether this is a marketing ploy to get more customers or is it just an effort to hurt their competitors.

Janine discusses how NAB, CBA are launching new technology to make banking even easier.

In light of the Global Financial Crisis some countries are challenging the wisdom of having the international reserve reliant on the economic situation of a single country, therefore US officials need to be committed to supporting a strong US dollar due to its position as the international reserve currency

Dale discusses future trends in property, shares and how this will effect the baby boomer's.

This week David Harvey of Wealth Within discusses Rio's first phase of the rights for issue capital raising is now complete.

This week Dale Gillham discusses a newspaper article concerning Australian super funds and planning for retirement.

This week David Harvey of Wealth Within discusses how Obama is planning a major revamp of the US regulatory financial system. ASIC is similarly set to launch an awareness campaign to protect retail investors.

This week Dale Gillham reflects on how banks are becoming less of a community service.

This week Janine Cox discusses Asian banks and ANZ's plan to increase its exposure in Asia.

This week David Harvey of Wealth Within discusses how last week investors looked positively on the BHP/RIO Pilbara Joint Venture decision as the share price of both RIO and BHP jumped substantially.

This week Dale Gillham discusses a letter to the editor of the 'Financial Review' concerning managed investment schemes, and their strength as an investment vehicle.

This week David Harvey of Wealth Within discusses how RIO rejects the deal to sell 18% of itself to Chinalco.

This week Dale Gillham discusses global earnings and company restructures worldwide.

This week Janine Cox of Wealth Within discusses ASIC's lift of bans on covered short selling and what this means for the market.

This week David Harvey of Wealth Within discusses Global shipping rates, which are at their highest for the last 8 months, with the Baltic Dry Index for the cost of shipping commodities now above 3000.

This week Dale Gillham discusses Telstra's performance and what effect the privatisation, CEO changes and Government influence has had on the stock.

This week David Harvey of Wealth Within discusses how China is looking to lower tax on its iron ore to support its high-cost mining operations.

This week Janine Cox discusses the relationship between the Reserve bank and government spending.