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 […]
It’s often been said that Australia is a nation of share investors. So I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that a study conducted in late 2008 - after a year of plunging share prices - found that aussies were relatively unfazed. Some 80% of participants in the study thought that it was a good time […]
Up and down cycles are a fact of life in the stock market, and the reason is very simple - human emotion. Investors become caught up in a buying frenzy during the boom times, and panic-sell when the market starts to drop.
Take a look at this chart of the last quarter century or so of […]
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