Foreclosure Sales Suspended until early 2009

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 21st, 2008

Finally some good news leading into the holidays for millions of struggling homeowners, through a plan of action that is actually trying to achieve something. I applaud the companies and agencies involved for this much needed action. Freddie Mac, the government sponsored mortgage entity (GSE), announced today it has ordered its national network of mortgage [...]

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Stock Market Volatility – Now is NOT the Time to Sell

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 21st, 2008

Today’s bad economic news coupled with investor fear over the fate of Citibank (see why I think this bank may collapse) and other financial stocks, sent the stock market spiralling to a 5 year low. A sense of panic and fear seems to have entered the hearts of many investors, including myself, and the urge [...]

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The G-20, bad news and further stock market falls.

Posted by Greg Atkinson on Nov 21st, 2008

Well the market has continued to fall during the past few weeks and now I am starting to wonder if we will even see the bear market reach a bottom this year. You might recall I was counting on the market to rally by now so clearly events have not worked out as I expected. [...]

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Two faces of the China growth story

Posted by cij on Nov 20th, 2008

Everyone is familiar with the China growth story. In fact, this story is so familiar that it is very easy to miss this subtlety- the ‘China’ in the China growth story has two faces to it. It is easy to see one face of ‘China’ and treat that face as the monolithic whole for the [...]

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Presidential Advice from the Economy to Health Care

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 20th, 2008

This article is part of a group writing project at The Finance Blog Network aimed at providing some of our thoughts on key issues that the Obama administration faces. It was interesting to see all the different points of view, but one thing I think we can all agree on is that the time for [...]

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Be Grateful for your Job

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 20th, 2008

At times, like most people, I find myself exhibiting signs of losing interest in my job. I even find myself browsing job sites (while at work!) to see what is out there with the hope that the “grass is greener” on the other side. However, in this tough economy with thousands of people losing their [...]

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Fundamental Analysis – Financial Ratios Formulae

Posted by ozstock on Nov 18th, 2008

Fundamental Analysis Ratios Formula This is a collection of commonly used financial ratios to assess the health of a company, as part of fundamental analysis. They include financial ratios from categories such as: Management Ratios, Profitability, Liquidity, Working Capital, Debt Structure, Debt Protection. The definition are taken from a financial course in Valuation which I [...]

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Don’t Be Fooled, It’s Still Looking Bearish

Posted by Debbie on Nov 18th, 2008

Macquarie Group Limited (ASX: MQG), which is comprised of the Banking Group and Non-Banking Group, has closed at $20.6 yesterday. Since last December and the high price posted at $82.6, the stock has lost 75% of its value. After a one-week rebound occurred in late October and early November when it jumped from $27 to [...]

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Australia’s Most Expensive Funds Management Business

Posted by Debbie on Nov 18th, 2008

This morning we have a quick quiz for you. Don’t worry, answers are provided below. Question 1. What do you get when you own shares in BHP Billiton? Question 2. What do you get when you own shares in Woolworths? Question 3. What do you get when you own shares in Qantas? Answers, in order [...]

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Aluminium to Bounce Back, But Not Yet

Posted by Debbie on Nov 18th, 2008

Aluminium prices have been strongly impacted by the decline of the global demand, whereas the offer was increasing significantly due to the massive investments realised these past years in production capacity. As a result, this disequilibrium generates several consequences, where the most important one is of course the severe decline in prices since last July. [...]

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