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Finding a buying opportunity with IPH

Over the last 18 months, IPH Limited (ASX:IPH) shares have recovered strongly as the business has started to see a number of benefits. This includes its expansion into Asia; realised synergy benefits from recent acquisitions; and using its position as market leader to acquire a key competitor. The benefits from these factors have started to reflect in IPH’s reported financials. This is namely stronger margin and expanded market presence across Australia/NZ and Asia. So, are the improved fundamentals priced into …

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“Your Stock Request” – 19 December 2019

“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:WOW), (ASX:SIQ), (ASX:DDR), (ASX:ALC), (ASX:NEC), (ASX:JMS), (ASX:OSL), (ASX:LYL) 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. …

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What are options?

Investors have a large array of financial products in the market to choose from. One of these products is options.  In this article we discuss what an option is, the uses of options and the pros and cons from using them. What is the definition of an option? The basic definition of an option is a contract between two parties where the buyer has the right but not the obligation to buy or sell an underlying asset at an agreed …

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What is an alternative investment?

In this low interest rate environment, investors may find it hard to find investments which generate a good return. Alternative investments are asset classes that do not include the traditional ones such as equities, bonds, and cash. In this article we discuss what the pros and cons of alternative investments and explain some examples of what these asset classes are. Why do investors invest in alternative investments? Alternative investments can add to diversification to an investor’s portfolio as they do …

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Video: Will 2020 be a good year for the share market?

Michael Gable is an expert guest commentator for the Finance News Network, presenting “Stock Watch” each week – covering stock tips and shares on the Australian market (ASX). This video is dated 16 December 2019.  Shares covered: S&P/500, (ASX:RIO), (ASX:PGH), (ASX:SPT) Click on the image below to access the video on the FNN site: Current share prices available here. You can learn more about technical analysis in this article.  An 8-week FREE TRIAL to The Dynamic Investor can be found HERE.   …

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