Investing is often all about timing. Get that right, and the rate of return on your capital is boosted exponentially. Get it wrong, and you can have dead money wallowing in underperforming investments for years if not decades. Sometimes it’s all about patience, knowing when to step up to the plate and have a swing. Quickstep
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Some would argue the absurd remuneration of top level company managers is the root cause of many of the economic issues we are seeing today. But data shows just how out of hand it has become. Using a ratio that compares wages of the average CEO versus the average unskilled worker, a study from 2014
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The wild-west-like days for Binary Options and CFD’s could be seriously numbered in Australia. The eye of ASIC is now glaring at these investment products that have seemingly gone under the radar as compared to other derivatives. The regulatory body has proposed both a ban on the sale of Binary Options (to retail clients), and
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In 2018, Australians lost almost $500 million to online scams. With the market for online scams being so lucrative, the scams are becoming intricately more complex and blurring the lines between fake and authentic. The latest Airbnb scam is just another example. Internet scammers have identified a major segment within the investor market where investors
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Over the three months between the 7th of May and the 7th of August 2019, the S&P//ASX200 Australian gold miners index (XGD.ASX) has risen more than 55 percent. During that same time, physical gold has risen 16.57 percent, and Australian dollar physical gold has risen around 36 percent. What has caused strong rise in gold and Aussie
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Traditional factoring is when a company wants to borrow against receivables, ie money owed to them for supplying a product or service. Reverse factoring is when a company owes money and it wants to delay making that payment. For example, a company is much better off, in cash flow terms, if they can make the
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