Recent content by setandforget

I used to do dividend re-investment but stopped because what it meant was twice a year I bought some weird tiny number of shares - ie it means I have a whole lot of small parcels of shares with different purchase dates and prices. which makes working out profit / loss when I sell - a PITA...

The investopedia formula looks simple but still requires you or the company to guess some numbers like future dividends or share price or growth rate. But if you knew these things in advance you wouldn't need the formula.

So how does that get me someone reliable? Can I sue the yellow pages if the accountant makes thousands of dollars worth of mistakes? I was hoping to get some word of mouth recommendations from people who believe their accountants do a good job for them - but doesn't seem to matter what method...

Hi all I think I need to do about 5 years of amendments - the last accountant was that bad. They're supposed to spot my mistakes - not the other way around. So I'm looking for a new one - I've had one recommendation from a friend who has similar financial structure to me, but the ball...

Hi All I've had shares a long time but don't trade much. Portfolio definitely needs a pruning and some of the dead wood cut off. I like the listed investment companies - the old ones that some australian company founders set up for their own retirement funds.