Australian Investment Education

Irrational Economics: Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic, the economic statistics versus the economic narratives are painting two very different pictures. Our perceptions and opinions of what’s actually going on seem outrageously irrational given some statistics we have before us, here’s why : Concentrated confusion Any investor knows that you need to have confidence to successfully invest. Confidence means being certain, and as we all know – markets love certainty. The anecdotal evidence of our economic state seems to be rather different from how the statistics paint us. This means planting the flag in one spot as an investor becomes awfully challenging and anything but certain. Australia is experiencing a record rate of real unemployment yet has a 7-year high consumer confidence figure. Our property market is booming yet 1 in 7 rental properties have been left without a tenant. As host Andrew Baxter states, it just simply doesn’t make sense. The real rate of unem...

Your trading personality can explain some of your success and frustrations when trading the financial markets. Learn how to harness this power so that the odds are stack even further in your favour is pivotal for your trading success. What is a trading personality? What’s trade’s personality? let’s start with a hypothetical scenario -the same amount of capital to invest, market conditions, and an account in which two traders given the same trades plan. The fact of this, one will thrive and will probably fail to survive. The reason – how we decide to follow processes and act upon these comes down to our trading personalities. Trades Personality’s a niche of trades psychology, however, it’s great success gave that affects our decision to make. How your trading personality is formed Host Andrew Baxter educates Australians on how to day trade somewhat 15 years ago, he found the most myopic human idiosyncrasies, cause the biggest change in trade results. The Australian P...

  If you’ve visited the local supermarket over the last couple of months and bought a whole lot of stuff to last you a few days you would likely be feeling the pinch at checkout. Inflation has been the word on everyone’s lips for a while now, but join us this week as we specifically look at the inflation of food. The Current Story of Inflation The most recent CPI figure out of the US was 8.6% – beating out expectations significantly. We here in Australia are not quite there yet, but given the rate at which inflation continues to surge, perhaps getting there eventually is a reality. Regardless, we have seen the cost of living increase significantly in Australia, from energy, to transport, to mortgage repayments and even to food. Host Andrew Baxter points out that when it comes to transport for example, we may choose to stop driving and take the bus or ride our bike if fuel is too expensive, likewise with energy you may make a more concerted effort to minimise you u...

Cryptocurrency has always been a point of contention in the investment space with crypto bulls and naysayers going toe to toe for years. Recently, major cryptocurrencies have capitulated with enormous losses. Join us in today’s podcast as we explore the reasons behind the fall: Major Problems For Investors When this episode was filmed, Bitcoin dropped as far as 73% from its highs following a colossal drop across the crypto market. Host Andrew Baxter explains his main qualm with the crypto space in that the marketing over the last few years in particular has been so effective in drawing people in who perhaps are not well-informed on the market. Adding to the issue is the fact that there is no real regulation surrounding crypto and when anything goes, it is hard to discern the truth from sales puff. The result, which we have seen now, is millions of people losing enormous sums of money because they did not understand the risks. Many of those wanting to take their money an...