Category: Stock Market
Winter Is Coming: All the Signs of a Slowing NZ Economy
Orr, Jones and friends seem to think that the economy needs jump-starting. Maybe it does…let’s look at the facts.
What’s Killing New Zealand’s Stock Market?
As we cross the 24-month mark for New Zealand’s IPO drought. It raises a question. Does New Zealand’s stock market have the capital to fund start-ups?
Sky TV [NZX:SKT] Share Price Soars by Over 4%
The Sky Network Television Limited [NZX:SKT] share price has increased by 4.1% at the time of writing.
The Two Things Buffett Can’t Buy
A 5% return in a single year may be acceptable. Spread it over two years and it becomes only 2.5% — barely equal to inflation.
The Herald Goes Premium: Should You Buy NZME?
The banners are getting bigger and the ads smarter, but I seldom click. Because once you click, you get lost into the net. It’s not on the same paper page anymore.
A Clever Hack for Spotting Emerging Tech Trends
As these titans of industry have risen through the ranks of the world’s largest companies…they’re morphing. And they’re all changing the same way…by becoming competitors with one another.
Our Future Energy Crisis Creates A Golden Opportunity
It’s amazing how quickly power blackouts are forgotten. Like oxygen, like water, you take the essentiality of electricity for granted — until you’re suddenly without it.
How the Financialisation Scam Works
The key to the whole financialisation scam is what it costs to buy a ticket to ride this train — the DebtBall Express — that pulled out of the station back in 1971.
Are You a Margin Hound? Here’s How to Sniff Out a Good Investment
When I’m looking at businesses today, I keep front of mind these lessons on margin. As an investor, I’ve come to hate low-margin businesses. And as an analyst, I’m a margin hound.
The Wall Gave Way, and We Fell…
The tax cut didn’t really cut the cost of government. It simply shifted it to debt…and onto the public and into the future. And now the future is coming into view.
Why You Should Steer Clear of the Wall Street IPOs for Now
Harry Potter, Pokémon, Star Wars — 1999. A great time to be an eight-year-old. This was a busy year for Wall Street underwriters with the Wall Street IPOs.
The Financialisation of the American Economy
Over the last 10 years, for every stock bought — in net terms — by the public, the corporations themselves bought nearly 50 of them.
Feeling Poor? Escape the Wage Trap by Investing Smartly
How do you beat low Kiwi wages? Save whatever you can. Build a dividend-rich investment portfolio.
The Real Reasons Stocks Go Up
Word on the street yesterday was that stocks were going up to record highs ‘on earnings.’ The casual listener was invited to believe that corporate America was earning more money; therefore, it should be worth more. Why else would people
What Is Easter Really About?
When you start to look into it, the celebration of Easter is curious to say the least. The fact that the Easter date moves around, might tip you off to perhaps a deeper meaning.