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The Australian sharemarket has experienced nine bear markets since the 1960s and the average duration has been about 15 months. The so called top to bottom average fall has been around 32%.

Generally all bear markets are associated with a recession in an economy. A glimmer of hope is that historically the average increase in shares after reaching their lows has been about 32%. This in itself suggest caution in selling out of shares in a bear market and making sure you are there to catch the rebound. It is often quick and strong ...

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The upside of the property downturn ...

The good news ... with so much bad news in the media lately, I understand why many property investors are concerned. One commentator says we are in for the "mother of all property booms" and another says we are in for a significant drop in property values.

The Reserve Bank says our economy is growing too fast and we need to slow it down and some commentators are suggesting we are going into recession. Regular readers would know I have suggested that you should be "alert but no alarmed" by all that is going on ...

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By Michael Yardney

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Investment Structures - Get It Right The First Time! ...

We often come across new clients who have, in their desire to quickly establish a 'structure' for investment or business, incorporated a company with individuals as shareholders. When asked why, we are met with the response: "we only pay tax at 30% and there is limited liability because there is a company". Whilst the tax liability may initially be limited to 30%, this is a small part of the overall picture ...

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Some strong winds are blowing ...

On the whole, value investing is a 'bottom up' affair, examining individual companies and concentrating on their valuations, but that doesn't mean you can wash your hands entirely of the economic conditions in which they operate ...

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Believe it or not ...
The Future Looks Bright
(If History Is Our Guide) ...

I believe in cycles. I am convinced that life does never move in straight lines, and neither do financial markets. I also believe that throughout these cycles nature tends to balance things out over the longer term. This is, in essence, why we have bear markets. Nature needs them to balance out the good and buoyant times ...

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