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Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... the Fed's QE is successful or not. It succeeds in elevating stock prices but not the economy. How overvalued? Remember Warren Buffett's metric -- the percentage of total market cap relative to the US GNP is "probably the best single measure of where ...

Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... learn from their mistakes and, above all, know that patience is a virtue. The book features world-renown investors such as Warren Buffett and right hand man Charlie Munger, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and industry superstar George Soros. Australians ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... market isn't showing fear, does this mean, ipso facto (big word, ey?), that the market has become greedy? Is it time to put Warren Buffett's -- the Sage of Omaha - immortal words into action? "Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others ...

Hockey to head Treasury and Cormann Finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013

Retail funds ruled out of corporate tenders on MySuper lack

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Govt to index military age pensions

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... implemented reforms to retirement benefits for combat and disabled veterans. The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon and the Minister for Defence Materiel Mike Kelly announced the changes this morning. The changes will apply to ...

Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... this is a follow-up scam intended to trick you into providing your personal details," Senior Leader, Stakeholder Services Warren Day said. "We ask the public to be cautious of calls like these. If you receive an unexpected call from someone in these ...

Buffett gives $2 billion to Gates Foundation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Legendary investor and billionaire Warren Buffet has continued his annual donation plan by giving more than $US2.6 billion ($2.9 billion) worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five charities. The largest proportion of Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares ...

The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Are we there yet? Have we reached the "others are fearful" point, where good ol' Warren Buffett advises us to buy? It's very much looking that way for Australia. The scaremongers are coming out one-by-one scaremongering the bejeesus out of every bloke ...

The coming 2013 crash according to Paul B. Farrell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... headers on why markets will kick the bucket by year end. (you can read his full tale of horror here. The bucket list: 1. Warren Buffett 'guaranteed' new bubble, new recession four years ago 2. Federal Reserve's Council: 'Unsustainable bubble in stocks ...