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When you short sell a stock your downside (potential loss) is unlimited, while your upside/profit is capped to the amount that the current share price goes to zero. When you buy a stock, the opposite is true. Your upside is unlimited while your downside i

Myer has posted its strongest sales growth for six years. Store sales rose +1.8% to A$1,794 and positive Like For Like (LFL) sales of +3.3% and continuing the improved sales momentum seen at the 1Q16 result. Profit (EBIT) did decline 6.5% to A$93.8m but t

This agricultural stock specialises in agricultural supplies focusing on developing farming practices, investment in on-farm infrastructure and the development of new technologies. Its current dividend yield is over 10% and with the New Zealand cash rate

It’s been a turbulent start to 2016, making it more important than ever that your investment decisions are well-informed and take into account investing fundamentals, technical elements and market factors that can affect a stock’s performance.

For the first 2 months of the year investors have endured a torrid time. However those of you that have listened are now reaping the rewards of savvy investing. has been a strong advocate that the market reaction was over extended and promoted taking

Bank stocks suffered significant losses yesterday with the major four down between 2.8% to 3.9%. The financial sector has been one of the worst performing sectors this year as fear of a property market crash and bank regulation and scandals plague share p

The oil price remains around US$30 a barrel and has fallen significantly in recent times, although the implications of this are not all negative. Lower oil prices benefit a number of businesses, and at the same time lower oil prices are stimulatory for th

This week it was announced that US based Insight Venture Partners has launched a takeover bid for Diligent Corporation (DIL). If approved, Diligent shareholders will receive NZ$7.39 (US$4.90) in cash for each share – a 31% premium over Diligent’s closing

Overnight also saw mining giant Anglo America cut its iron ore production, which is a significant positive for the Australian majors BHP and Rio Tinto, in our view.