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Picking a Good Managed Fund

Picking a Good Managed Fund

Managed funds are investments that are on our What we WILL NOT invest in list. There are two key reasons for this, and the first is their fees. High fees can substantially eat into your long-term investment returns. Many managed funds can have total annual fees of 2-3% or more of your investment returns. Compare this to investments that we do like, such as index funds (which are like “passiv... »

Intrinsic Value Software

Intrinsic Value Software

Intrinsic value is what a stock is really worth, rather than what price it is quoted as on the stockmarket. Buying a stock when it is below its intrinsic value, and that is likely to have a higher forecast intrinsic value is an approach used by value investors, the most famous of who are Warren Buffet and Benjamin Graham. There are a number of different ways to calculate it, and it is important to... »

Margin Loan Interest Rates

Margin Loan Interest Rates

Margin loan interest rates are generally much higher than for residential and commercial property loans, as such it pays to shop around before picking a margin loan provider. When choosing a margin loan provider you should of course consider things other than just interest rates; such as, what kind of loan-to-valuation (LVR) ratio you can borrow to on different shares, what the minimum loan balanc... »