If connecting to the Internet is not your cup of tea, then another more widely available option is checking your shares through the newspaper. Most Australian newspapers will print the previous days, end of day stock market prices, as well as providing some simple commentary on the movements within the market. [...]

To help you understand what investors perceive a company to be worth – first take a look at its earnings or profits. Usually, the more profitable a company is – the more demand for the company’s stock there is. If a company makes no money, then there is no possible way [...]

This question is best understood after reading our section on Economics Basics to give you a clearer picture of the underlying forces behind share price increases and decreases.
Share prices change because of the demand and supply concepts previously explained – if people wanting to buy stocks exceeds the amount of [...]

Dividend Imputation was introduced by the Australian Government in 1987 in order to stop the double taxation of dividends. Double taxation of dividends meant that when a company decided to distribute its retained earnings to its shareholders it was effectively taxed twice. The company was required to firstly pay tax on the [...]

In completing your understanding of dividends there is some important timeline information that you need to comprehend regarding dividend entitlements. There are some important dates that you need to be aware of once a company’s Executive Board has announced that a dividend entitlement will be available to shareholders. These dates [...]