Bonds at a discount or premium
Pop quiz, which of these bonds would you rather invest? Bond A: 3-year bond with a 3.00% coupon at price $94.50 Bond B: 3-year bond with a 10.00% coupon at price $113.77 I had an interesting conversation with a client who only wanted to purchase bonds under par ($100) and I wanted to demonstrate that […]
Top 8 Biggest Mistakes Stock Investors Make
What are the mistakes stock investors make? How can you avoid making the same ones? No matter how good your instincts are when it comes to playing the markets, investment pitfalls can happen to anyone at any time. Part of why these traps are so common is because people either don’t realise they’re falling prey […]
5 Investments You Can Make for Your Children
The idea of a family legacy today is every bit as important as it was 200 years ago. Doing your part to ensure the future comfort of your children is essential in today’s uncertain times. In fact, in today’s changing world, it may be one of the smartest decisions you ever make to safeguard your […]
The inner workings of a bond
Its quite endemic that bonds aren’t more well-known in Australia. A lot of that is intentional from the wholesale market. Trying to confuse the retail investors with lots of numbers, formulas and jargon.This article will go through some of the terminology of bonds and clear things up a bit. Face Value / Amount The notional […]
ABX Weekly 09/01/2019
ABX weekly 09/01/2019 9th January 2019 Market Update Well after significant volatility heading into the year end, markets have been a bit calmer of late and there is some cautious optimism returning. US equities have had 3 days of gains. Market participants now wait to see if this is a simple bounce or the […]
ABX Weekly 12/12/2018
ABX weekly 12/12/2018 12th December 2018 Market update Recent themes continue in markets with the risk-off tone becoming entrenched. US-China trade tensions remain and the arrest of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities at the request of the US counterparts adds to the friction. There is speculation that China could retaliate. Uncertainty over the US Fed policy is […]
ABX Weekly 05/12/2018
ABX weekly 05/12/2018 5th December 2018 Market update While there is a risk-off tone given the equity market selloff, current trade uncertainties and Fed outcomes we expect credit spreads will widen somewhat but domestically we’ll remain tighter than the US. Australia hasn’t seen the borrowing that other countries have. We agree with a Moody’s […]
ABX Weekly 28/11/2018
ABX weekly 28/11/2018 28th November 2018 Market update While there is a risk-off tone given the equity market selloff, current trade uncertainties and Fed outcomes we expect credit spreads will widen somewhat but domestically we’ll remain tighter than the US. Australia hasn’t seen the borrowing that other countries have. We agree with a Moody’s report last […]
ABX Weekly 21/11/2018
ABX Weekly 21st November 2018 Market Update Share market continue its downturn this week as the market clearly signalled a risk-off sentiment. The biggest news is continuing Brexit speed bumps and US and China trade war. European Desk The Brexit story keeps on giving but the show must go on. The Cabinet finally […]
ABX Weekly 14/11/2018
ABX Weekly 14th November 2018 Market Update Global jitters remain. Markets remain concerned about Brexit negotiations, tariffs, tech stocks and Trump tweets. Headlines today showed British and European negotiators have moved closer to a Brexit ‘divorce’ deal that will extract the UK from the European Union. But prime minister Theresa May now faces a tough […]