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What are the safe havens for investors?

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In times of extreme volatility, investors are looking to put their money in “safe havens” to protect their capital. The term safe haven in investing means an asset class where it has a higher chance of maintaining its value compared to riskier assets. In this article we will list some of the common safe havens. Government Bonds Yields on Government Bonds have recently fallen. This means that the price of bonds has gone up reflecting the increased demand. Investors are …

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“Your Stock Request” – 19 March 2020

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“Your Stock Request” is a weekly video where we analyse share price charts for stocks on the Australian market (ASX) as requested by you! Email us at mail@fairmontequities.com with your stock request. Limit of one per person, no guarantee of a mention. This week’s stock request: (ASX:ZNO), (ASX:MTS), (ASX:CGC), (ASX:SOL)   *Please note, the audio in this week’s video is not up to our usual standard due to some technical issues. We endeavour to have this fixed for next week. …

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Will coronavirus and COVID-19 benefit Sonic Healthcare?

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The share price of Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) has not been immune to the recent market sell-off. However, they have outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Index as well as the S&P/ASX Healthcare over the past three weeks. As one of the leading global providers of pathology/clinical laboratory services, we examine the extent to which SHL’s earnings are leveraged to increased patient testing for coronavirus (COVID-19). While the latter has the potential to be an earnings tailwind, we also assess the performance of …

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“Your Stock Request” – 12 March 2020

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“Your Stock Request” is a weekly video where we analyse share price charts for stocks on the Australian market (ASX) as requested by you! Email us at mail@fairmontequities.com with your stock request. Limit of one per person, no guarantee of a mention. This week’s stock request: (ASX:TLS), (ASX:ASB), (ASX:COL), (ASX:A2M) Michael Gable is managing director of Fairmont Equities.   Latest prices available on the ASX website. You can learn more about technical analysis in this article.  An 8-week FREE TRIAL …

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What do low treasury bond yields indicate?

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Successful share market investors will also keep an eye on bond yields. This is because it is an indication on how investors perceive the economy. Yields on US treasury bonds have recently fallen to historical lows, so what does this say about how investors perceive the state of the economy? Inverse relationship Bond prices and bond yields move in opposite directions. When investors flock to take positions in bonds, this causes bond prices to rise as demand increases. However, it …

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