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Funds Focus logo Issue 7, March 2011
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Strategies for all seasons
As financial planners, our role is to try and fit our knowledge of products to investor needs and market conditions.

Whether you're a fund manager, financial planner or DIY investor, everyone has a view on where the markets are headed and how to invest for the anticipated market conditions.

With investment experts split as to what 2011 will deliver, this issue focuses on strategies for all seasons, whether you are an income investor, bullish or bearish on where 2011 is headed, we have highlighted a number of investment strategies suited to your needs.

 
Investment Strategies for all Seasons
Editorial - Strategies for all Seasons
I am often asked where I feel the markets are heading and what the best strategy is for investing money. Everyone has an opinion, be it the man on the street , a fund manager, trader or financial planner.
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Investment Psychology - Brain
Investment Psychology - Synthetic Happiness
The analogy of Synthetic Happiness goes some way to explaining why we find it so difficult to switch out of poor performing investments. We ask "are disadvantaged in our ability to assess our own investments?"
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Commission rebate - wine pack offer
Commission Rebates - Free Wine Pack
Following on from the success of our Offer last year, we are once again offering investors the chance to benefit from a free Penfolds wine pack by appointing us as the fund broker on your existing investments.
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Investment Strategies for a rising market
Strategies for a Rising Market
Many pundits are tipping double digit returns for Australian equities in 2011. We consider ways in which you can take advantage of a rising market through the use of leverage such as margin loans, geared share funds, limited recourse loans and instalment warrants.
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Investment Strategies for a sideways market
Strategies for a Volatile Sideways Market
There are some that believe that investors can make money if the market is rising and money if the market is falling, but not in a volatile sideways market. We beg to differ...
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Income Strategies
Strategies for Income - When 7%pa in cash is better than 12%pa in equities

We consider one of the common mistakes made by investors and planners when structuring an income portfolio.

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Investing in a falling market - parachute
Strategies for a Falling Market
An often overlooked investment strategy. Investing in Term Deposits may not be the most exciting investment, but it certainly allows you to sleep at night. We review how Term Deposit Brokers allow investors to achieve better deposit rates with reduced paperwork.
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Planner perspective - First Home Saver Accounts
Andrew Reeve-Parker, Director of NW Advice provides a planner perspective into how First Time Buyers can get a helping hand of over 50%pa from the government's new First Home Saver Accounts
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The Insider
The Insider - Shortcomings of 100% Investment Lending into Protected Products
The Insider provides investors with a behind the scenes view on investment lending and why investors should be mindful of gearing.
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Structured Products
Structured Products - Trends & News
With investors continuing to consider alternative investments in their portfolios, the structured product space has flourished. Our mission is to provide you with a useful framework in which to assess the new product offerings.
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Compare Capital Protected Products
Capital Protected Comparison Tables
We have done much of the legwork on the current offers in the market, allowing you to compare the key features of current products in the market
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Margin Lending Comparison
Margin Lending Comparison Tables
Download a quick overview of this year's current margin lending rates.
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In this issue
Newsletter Home
Editorial - Strategies for all Seasons
Trail Rebate Service - Wine Offer
Rising Market - Strategies
Volatile Sideways Market - Strategies
Falling Market - Strategies
Income - Strategies
Shortcomings of 100% Investment Lending
Planner Perspective - First Home Buyers
Structured Products News
More on Volatility Overlay
Capital Protection - Comparison
Margin Lending - Comparison
 
Featured Products/Funds
Alpha Results - Review
Australian Money Market - Term Deposit Broking Review
Axa North - Retirement Income Guarantee
Colonial First State Geared Share Fund
RBS Self Funded Instalments
Trail Commission Rebate Offer
 
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Alpha Results
Australian Money Market
Axa North - Retirement Income Guarantee
Colonial First State Geared Share Fund
RBS Self Funded Instalments
Trail Commission Rebate Offer
 
Latest Offers
Current Investment Offers
Archived Investment Offers
 
Previous Newsletters
March 10 - The Cream Always Rises to the Top
June 09 - Looking for a sure thing
Feb 09 - Returns in a falling market
Nov 08 - Protection in volatile times
June 08 - Investing in interesting times
Feb 08 - A whole new world
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