Australian Share Investing

The Australian Stock Exchange’s “Find a Broker” service is a great place to start your search for a stockbroker…

It provides a list of brokers and their Web addresses based on criteria you select, such as location and the type of securities traded.
If you’re after an online broker, you can do an in depth comparison of […]

It’s a good idea to shop around a bit when looking for a broker. Different investors’ needs will vary, but some things you might want to consider are

Does the broker display a courteous attitude over the ‘phone
Availability of margin lending facilities
Access to floats
Ease (and promptness) of communication
Brokerage fees
Does the broker provide research and advice?
Speed of […]

While online discount brokers have become increasingly popular in recent years, there can be some disadvantages.
For example, despite the automation provided by the Internet, the sheer volume of orders attracted by such brokers can introduce a delay in the time it takes for your order to be filled. This could be a particular problem for […]

Discount brokers are gradually coming to dominate the stockbroking scene. These are brokers offering a cheaper service where they are basically order-takers, processing trades without offering the advice and management services of the more traditional full-service brokers. As the name suggests, discount brokers are popular because they charge less per transaction. They can do this […]

Australia is a nation of share investors, with nearly half of the adult population investing in the market. But many don’t have much idea of what a stockbroker does.
Shares are bought and sold on the stock market, but can you imagine how chaotic it would be if all the buyers and seller had to individually […]

At the end of last year, while most of the media were playing up the “doom and gloom” angle following a year of plummeting share prices, Julia Lee on the Web site compareshares.com.au was sensing opportunity:
Looking at the glass half full
Julia Lee, equities analyst, Bell Direct
How much further can the market fall?
The market is down […]

During the long-lived “global financial crisis” bear market of last year I read many comments from disgruntled investors saying they would never again risk a penny in the stockmarket. I even read serious articles suggesting that this “crash” was the death knell of the capitalist system! But history shows that stockmarkets rise and fall, and […]