The volatility that we've seen in investment markets in recent months is enough to test us all. With the values of our superannuation (on paper at least) going up and down (mostly down in more recent times), we, as investors, are being sorely tested. The decisions we have made regarding our tolerance to risk [i.e. how much
Market Update: Equity markets have performed poorly for the financial year to date (i.e. 1 July 2011 to 26 September 2011). The main issue affecting markets is the risk that the current European and US sovereign debt crisis will cause a second Global economic recession. Recent economic news has reinforced that the expected rate of
The first week of August 2011 saw equity markets drop sharply. Most global equity markets (including Australia’s) were down by between 5% and 10%. The Australian share market is currently trading at the same price level as it was in July 2009. However, since this time the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index is still up over
Market Update Equity markets have been extremely volatile during July with daily movements of up 2% (both up and down). The financial news continues to be dominated by Global sovereign debt issues. The European community have nearly finalised the second sovereign debt rescue package for Greece. As part of this agreement they have also looked