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- Brian Parker June Market Update Video
- June 30th, 2009
MLC Investment Specialist, Brian Parker verbalises his insight regarding developments in the market over the month of June and then looks to the periods beyond.
Brian reinforces the underlying volatility in the markets dance toward recovery via an analogy of three steps forward, two steps back.
MLC June Market Update Video Link
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- June 25th, 2009
We’ve all heard the saying by Benjamin Franklin: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” I’m sure you would agree that this quote is as true today as it was in Franklin’s day when he first penned it in a letter. While a touch on the morbid side, […]
- MLC May Market Update
- June 11th, 2009
On the 29th May, MLC Investment Specialist, Brian Parker offerred his insight regarding developments in the market over the previous month and what in his opinion it means for investors.
Some of the topics Brian Parker covers include:movement in world share prices
recent gains in corporate debt markets
improvement in world money markets
monetary policy in Australia and the […]- Shares vs Property - an age old debate
- June 10th, 2009
Which is better?
There is no one hard and fast answer to this age old debate. Generally speaking, it is not about one being better than the other but rather it is one complementing the other! From our experience in advising clients, there appears to be an often incorrect perception by mum’s and dad’s investors as […]- Superannuation is not a dirty word !!
- June 2nd, 2009
Often when we talk about superannuation we imagine steady returns as the fund grows onwards and upwards toward our retirement. Reality, as we have experienced in recent times, can be very different because results tend to vary from year to year - and the results are not always positive.
Superannuation is not an investment - ??
People often […]- Market Conditions and income distributions
- June 2nd, 2009
While income distributions vary over time, this year will see many investors receive lower amounts than previous years. Many clients have been asking about this and rather than drafting my own response I thought it appropriate to refer to a a recent update posted to MLC’s Market watch website.
To read the commentary provided by MLC’s Michelle […]
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