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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... December share price index futures contract was 10 points weaker at 5,346 points, with 23,103 contracts traded. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower, a decline that analysts attribute to a mix of profit-taking and a couple of prominent earnings disappointments. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... this year," Mr Shamu said. "That's more than enough to see the market extend this little rally." The major miners, gold stocks and big banks led the local bourse higher. In the resources sector at 1024 AEDT, global miner BHP Billiton was 50 cents higher ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... 0.4 per cent, to 5,373.1. The broader All Ordinaries index added 19.7 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 5,371.2. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on generally solid corporate earnings and increased confidence after a weaker-than-expected jobs report suggested the ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... domestic interest rates) have prompted investors to resume their quest for higher yields and therefore, purchases of bank stocks. But it's not only all about Washington and the Fed. It's also about China. Last week, we found out that China's economic ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... 5,351.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 30.5 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 5,351.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended little changed as investors took a breather after last week's hefty gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have jumped to fresh five-year highs in response to gains on global stock markets on Friday night. The local market has climbed more than half a per cent to its higher level since mid 2008. "It looks like a good firm opening and that ...

Dalton Nicol Reid consistency rewarded with Lonsec upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index by 4% per annum over rolling three year periods by investing in a portfolio of around 15-30 stocks. Dalton Nicol Reid has beaten or exceeded the benchmark in every one of the last 10 calendar years. DNR chief executive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... growth, which would boost markets if the figure is high. All sectors on the ASX were higher in early trading, with the gold stocks a standout following solid price rises in the physical metal. Gold miner Newcrest was 50 cents, or 4.9 per cent, higher ...

Advisers need to overcome financial planning stigma

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... GFC, the FPSB in the US found out that people who were receiving advice from a financial planner were not selling their stocks and therefore they weren't losing money. "We discovered that clients were either doing nothing or buying stocks cheaper, which ...

Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... how much you hold on to when the market falls." His other tips include staying well-clear of the market's most volatile stocks, buy boring predictable companies and stay disciplined when everyone else is losing their heads. No women have made it into ...