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Just wanted to clarify one thing, all in good spirit, I use their (optionsXpress) services myself. I am not marketing on their behalf and do not stand to make a single penny from them. Of course, I second your opinion that OP must do his research.

I suggest you have a look at https://www.optionsxpress.com.au Every trade cost USD 15. Hope that helps!

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Hi Mate, I would suggest that you invest in learning about investing. There is no need to be in a hurry, slow and steady wins the race. I would suggest you start of by reading some of the best books: One up on Wall Street Annual letters from Berkshire Hathaway The five rules for...

What you are referring to is known as PEG, which is PE ratio divided by the growth rate. Small and fast growing companies tend to command a premium, and PEG is one of many usual indicators. PEG of less than one is bargain, PEG of 1 is fair and PEG greater than 1 is expensive. Although...

Thanks, Cheers Steve

Agreed, but the fact remains that it is a case. Agreed. Thanks for the link, would read up on this.:) What in your opinion cause the market in Japan to behave the way they did?

I agree that temporary dips in the market provide an excellent buying opportunity for the long-term investors given that the market continues to go up over the long term. What if the stock market takes the same turn as it did for Nikkei Index, where even after 25+ years of waiting, the index...

Foreign sales accounted for 33% of aggregate revenue for the S&P 500 in 2013 not 50% profit I mentioned earlier. Sorry.

Apologies I replied to the wrong person earlier. Investing in index funds (ETFs) is based on an underlying assumption - overall the market will continue go up with time. We do not have to look further to identify this, however, has not always been the case. Take Japan for instance. I am not...

Investing in index funds (ETFs) is based on an underlying assumption - overall the market will continue go up with time. We do not have to look further to identify this, however, has not always been the case. Take Japan for instance. I am not qualified to predict if Australia will face issues...

With Super: I am invested 100% into VTS.AX (US equities) from last 4 years. Once a year (Jan), I buy more with the amount accumulated in super during the year. By not selling to rebalance, I can ensure that I do not realise any capital gains tax. I still have more than 35 years to go before I...

Hi all, My blog is an attempt to share my learnings and journey in investing and, life in general - the same way I learned in the first place. Another aspect that I find quite useful is that when you write things down, it is much easier to focus your thoughts and form a coherent opinion...

Ditto! I was quite confident on my ability to pick individual stocks but I controlled myself and only invested 10% of my portfolio into individual stocks and put the rest in ETFs. Eighteen months later, I am convinced that I am not ready to pick individual stocks. It's a shame though, because...

Hi, I agree with you that it is very important to keep an open mind to expand our knowledge. There are several investment strategies that can produce very satisfying returns over long term and indexing happens to be one of them. For an average investor, who is not interested in picking...