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I have come across a podcast of a weekly radio show in th US - Sound Investing. It is published by FundAdvice.com, and involves three commentators - Paul Merriman, Tom Cock and Don McDonald sharing their insights into all things relating to investing.



In the latest edition the hosts look at why bear markets don't matter, the myth that bear markets are rare and how a 2nd grader… Continue

Today I came across a two minute video on You Tube which looked that the question – Can newsletters help you beat the market? The presenter was Tom Cock who is also involved with the Sound Investing podcasts of which I am a big fan. (This topic is the latest of a series of 15 videos under the banner SoundInvesting on YouTube)



In Australia, these type of newsletters include the Intelligent Investor, Huntleys, Fat Prophet and the… Continue

The first 6 months of 2008 have provided some “interesting times” for “margin loaners”. The sharp fall in the Australian share market through the first quarter and now again in June has led to surges in margin calls by lenders. Monday’s Fin Review suggested that margin calls rose 10-fold on Thursday last week. Margin calls in the first quarter of the year jumped to 3.85 per 1000 investors up from between 0.25 and 1.04 in 2007.



There have also been a few notable collapses of firms… Continue