Archive for September, 2008

Australia needed a 50+ basis point interest rate cut yesterday »

With all the latest turmoil surrounding the markets, and a 207.9 point loss on the ASX today. I think it’s fair enough to say that the time has come for the Reserve Bank of Australia to take some drastic action when they meet for their October Board Meeting next week. The latest market data [...]

Dow Plummets and so does the ASX »

The world is in a crisis at the moment, and we have one country to blame - the United States of America. Amazingly, last night Australian time, or Monday Afternoon Washington US Time - the American Congress voted against a $700 Billion dollar bailout plan that would have helped restore, at the very least, some [...]

The Time Wastage Conundrum and Investing »

If I got a dollar for every email I receive containing the line - “How do I start investing?” - I would make a lot more money each day than I am now. But seriously, this question is posed so often to me now that I have even drafted up a standard email template in [...]

Bush Speaks to the Nation about the Financial Crisis »

Below is an embedded video of bushes Speech to the Nation. He explains the reasoning behind the financial crisis and why there is such a need for the financial bailout. The key statement is probably:
Easy credit — combined with the faulty assumption that home values would continue to rise — led to excesses and bad [...]

Small Stocks Forum »

As part of the continual redesign of Small Stocks - we have now also introduced the Small Stocks Forum available at http://forum.smallstocks.com.au. This is Australia’s First Advertising Free Stock Forum so you get less ad’s and more discussion about what matters most - ASX Stocks and Worldwide investing.
The forum has been custom built so we [...]