Market recovery rides a big dipper THE AGE | The bullish sentiments on the sharemarket earlier this year have been challenged by a correction that has taken the All Ordinaries Index down about 10 per cent from its May highs. Many investors are now asking how deep the current correction is likely to be.
19th Jun
Be prudent and don't take the market at face value THE AGE | Done well, value investing is a successful, safe way to invest. The logic of the approach - buying an asset for less than its underlying value - is irrefutable.
19th Jun
Go for broke - insolvency can be the best solution THE AGE | Snowballing debts and no means to repay them ... going bankrupt is the last-ditch option for those in a financial hole too deep to climb out from.
19th Jun
Often overlooked, micro caps are offering value THE AGE | One of the weapons an individual has over institutions is time, and with real value emerging at the micro-cap end of the market, smaller stocks are an area worth holding on to.
19th Jun
Sun rises once more on Japan THE AGE | Spending 10 days in Japan gives one a good overview of what they call "Abenomics" and its impact, and that includes also being here for one of the biggest drops on the Japanese market in weeks.
19th Jun
No rally after Lend Lease reassurance THE AGE | Lend Lease has moved to allay investors' concerns with the issue of a formal profit guidance of between $540 million and $550 million for the full year, despite the weakness in the construction sector.
19th Jun
India deficit blows out THE AGE | India's trade deficit hit a seven-month high in May as gold imports surged, raising fresh concerns about Asia's third largest economy.
19th Jun
China's credit bubble in danger of imploding THE AGE | China's shadow banking system is out of control and under mounting stress as borrowers struggle to roll over short-term debts, Fitch Ratings has warned.
