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The rally that no one's enjoyed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... of Europe, speculation about China and lowered company earnings estimates, "the Street's" nearly up and over the Wall of worry - wittle by wittle. For six straight weeks, Wall Street's been eking out gains and the way it's going, just a wittle more and ...

Decouple next-gen education from estate planning conversation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... situations where there's a level of expectation in the children that they're just going to take over everything and don't have to worry about themselves. "A lot of them are still very driven and determined to be as successful as their parents are and ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... surplus in June, a budget surplus (or small deficit) this fiscal year, the list goes on. With stats like these, what's the worry? Ahh yes! The high A-dollar - the nominated curse of the moment. Even the RBA has named it as one of the downside risks to ...

Conflicts of interest worry ASIC

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
Following its recent review of the asset consultant industry, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has expressed concerns over fee structure conflicts of interest based on preferring services. ASIC conducted the review as part of ...

Playing with a loaded dice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... backdrop is laden-filled with challenges. But could you recall a time when they haven't? Even during boom times, investors worry about inflation and/or rising interest rates and/or a potential bust. Recall too that back in 2009 when equity and commodity ...

The twain could not meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
What's wrong with this picture? "Investors pushed stocks sharply higher, erasing all of July's losses, as investors reacted to strong corporate earnings and continued hopes for central-bank intervention." Nothing it seems. It sounds oh, so rationale. ...

Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... low of 48.9. This is the first sub-50 reading (contraction) since June 2009. These are but recycled news - this was the worry at the start of 2012 before the euro crisis spook the bejeesus out of all of us. More likely the weakness in the PMI indicators ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... manner and rigorously monitor their implementation." And when exactly is that "timely manner"? Wasn't that yesterday? Not to worry, the G-20 will convene again in St. Petersburg on 1 December in St. Petersburg when Russia takes over the chair. Expect ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... automatic spending cuts and tax hikes that are due in January." Yes, more than Europe, America has the "fiscal cliff" to worry about. Given the lag effects of monetary policy, chances are Uncle Ben would be announcing counter measures after the FOMC ...