Share Market

Intelligent Investor

When it comes to shares, don't be a sheep

Richard Livingston 2013 has been a great year for share investors, particularly those loaded up on high-yield shares.

UNDER THE RADAR

Finding gold on the scrap heaps

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Richard Hemming There are more opportunities to make money in sectors where the figurative baby is being thrown out with the proverbial bath water.

SMART INVESTORS

Don't be an investment dummy

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Richard Meadows Are you in the dark about putting your money into the stockmarket? This mug's guide could help get you up to speed.

INTELLIGENT INVESTOR

Writing on the wall for Westfield stock

Nathan Bell Conventional retail businesses are facing fundamental threats. Westfield Retail won't escape.

INVESTING

Tuning in to tweets for trading success

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Rosie Murray-West A variety of providers promise to harness the online chatter of friends and experts to aid profitable investing.

INVESTING

Tuning in to tweets for trading success

Rosie Murray-West A variety of providers promise to harness the online chatter of friends and experts to aid profitable investing.

Insight

More dividends not something to bank on

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Clancy Yeates A big reason bank stocks have been such a smash hit with investors this year is their great dividends.

A capital investment idea

David Potts Have the tenants pay off your mortgage and the capital gains will look after themselves.

PROPERTY SPECIAL

Be smart before you buy

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David Potts Property investors have rarely had it so good, even if it's at the expense of first home buyers.

FAIR EXCHANGE

You'll need big pockets to copy Soros

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John Collett Small investors who might be planning to emulate George Soros should think again

Man Utd shares dive - is it a chance to score?

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The question for small investors is whether there is a chance to grab a piece of "the world's greatest soccer team".

PROPERTY

Siren call of a sector on the rebound

Room with a view.

John Collett The stunning returns of listed property are enticing - but be wary.

Time to bale out of the banks

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Nathan Bell In this environment, look for stocks that should provide satisfactory returns over the long-term.

INVESTMENTS

Watchdog dodges real issue of complex products

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Richard Livingston An ASIC report on structured investments has missed the real issue - some of these products are far more dangerous than others.

The Chartist

Rising telco shows signs of sustaining growth

Rod Myer Canny investors are finding options in the telco market. One is M2, which has returned shareholders 84.3 per cent in the past year.

John Collett

Popping claims of a banking bubble

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John Collett The ''great bank bubble of 2013'' should be taken about as seriously as the great Australian house price bubble before it.

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GOLDEN DAZE

Who's to blame for great gold collapse?

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John Collett It is the whodunnit of the great gold sell-off. Are the massive falls the fault of the "paper" markets or is the culprit the exchange traded funds?

GOLD SLIDE

Golden oldies sticking to their beliefs

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David Potts If the bullion boom is definitely over, it is playing out in some very strange ways.

Case Study: Don't panic!

David Potts He has $1.5million of shares stacked into his DIY super fund and says the secret to sharemarket investing is to never panic.

How to invest in the Japanese market

Barbara Drury Opportunities are limited for Australians who want to invest in the Japanese market.