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Dear *|FNAME|*,
As the market struggles to find direction – this morning that direction was up but from the beginning of the year to now we’ve basically taken two steps forward and two steps back – it might be a good idea to forget about the daily machinations and look at your long-term investment strategy.
Today, I go through why it’s important to know yourself before you know your SMSF. The long-term theme is also taken up by Barrie Dunstan, who explains why it’s important to know the CEO. Paul Rickard looks at the upcoming float of Medibank and tells us why he’ll be putting some cash aside to invest.
Also in the Switzer Super Report today, James Dunn looks at A-REITs and a few that might be in for a bit of an upswing – Westfield Retail Trust, GPT and Stockland get mentions. In Shortlisted, banks and their technology developments are under the microscope and in Buy, Sell, Hold – what the brokers say, Aristocrat and Sigma get upgrades.
Auction clearance rates have actually fallen slightly over the week, despite panicked predictions in some corners of the press that we’re heading for a bubble and Did you know? looks at some important regulation changes that could mean each of your trustees is up for $1700 if you fail to lodge or keep proper records!
Sincerely,
Peter Switzer
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Medibank – a healthy IPO
Paul Rickard
If other privatisations are anything to go by, set aside some money for the Medibank IPO.
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Know yourself – know your SMSF
Peter Switzer
You’ll never profit from investing if you don’t understand your risk profile and what your investment targets are first.
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REITs worth looking at
James Dunn
After an awful year relative to the rest of the stock market, pockets of value are emerging in the retail investment trust (REIT) sector again. Here is a bunch that have potential price upside.
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Buy, Sell, Hold – what the brokers say
Rudi Filapek-Vandyck
There wasn't much action in the later part of last week from brokers, who were mostly preoccupied with share price increases. Aristocrat and Sigma were upgraded.
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Shortlisted
Penny Pryor
Banks are at the forefront of technology and those that excel are worth keeping on your portfolio watch list.
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Know the CEO before you make an investment
Barrie Dunstan
Warren Buffett says that you should back companies that any fool can run, because eventually one will, but it’s always a good idea to know who is leading a company and their style before you buy a stock.
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More than 3,000 auctions held around the country
Staff Reporter
The number of properties going to auction hit their highest level so far this year, as prices in Sydney continued to rise, but Melbourne home values fell.
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