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Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... coming. Now we know the US recession came in 2007-2009. And speaking of being contrarian, no one says it better than the sage of Omaha. " Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." The jump in the VIX "fear" index overnight ...

Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... the heck of it? You get higher returns out of them (when they come good) because there are no guarantees. Here's what the "sage of Omaha" has to say about this, "Tomorrow is always uncertain, and "prophets of doom" underestimate the U.S. ability to unleash ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... years the US, UK and Switzerland wants and Germany's call for 10 years. And to hammer in the good tidings some more, the "sage of Omaha", Warren Buffett is back in the headlines again. Bloomberg quoted him saying, "I am a huge bull on this country. We ...

SuperChoice teams up with Sage MicrOpay

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
Superannuation exchange, SuperChoice, has collaborated with Sage MicrOpay to provide its customers with online super functionality. The Sage MicrOpay Meridian software is used by around 2,000 businesses to lower administration costs, improve payroll ...

Veitch wins top AXA adviser award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... Lifestyle Financial Advisers South Australia - Andrew Harris, Minerds Bell Consultancy Group Western Australia - Stephen Redbond, Sage Financial Services Queensland - David Martin, Moore Stephens Victoria - Paul Cranage, Cranage Financial Services Tasmania ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... too clever by half in the United States. Introducing...the man who needs no introduction...the man who moves markets...the Sage of Omaha...Mr. Warren Buffet. Bloomberg reports that one of the reasons Wall Street posted its biggest gain since February ...

Still waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... European Central Bank and the Bank of England both kept their respective policy interest rates steady. And in Greece...the sage continues. And in Asia, Bloomberg reports that Shanghai's economy has now exceeded that of Hong Kong's. "Shanghai's gross ...

AXA announces Value of Advice winners

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... states in its inaugural Value of Advice Awards. Planwell Financial Group, Rothgard Financial Partners, PSK Financial Services, Sage Financial Group and Minerds Bell Consultancy Group were recognised in the awards. "We felt it was important to recognise ...

ASIC bans Firepower adviser

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
ASIC has banned another adviser Quentin Ward from providing financial services for eight years after an investigation into his involvement in Firepower investments. ASIC banned Ward after an investigation into his dealings in the sale of Firepower Holdings ...

Focus on the good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... this will be again subject to spin. Much the same way as the US fourth quarter real GDP numbers were spun. Australia's own sage, Don Stammer, rightly pointed out that much of the media latched onto the 3.8 per cent ANNUALISED drop in the December quarter. ...