Share Market Falls Upwards

This past Thursday, I went to lunch at Jimmy Watson in Lygon Street, as is now my custom one day each month. You see, I have joined what is commonly known as a ‘Bottle Club’ – this is a convivial group of (almost exclusively male) like minded individuals who enjoy fine wine and good company …

Insignia Financial Lose A Suitor

My late father’s superannuation was invested in insurance bonds with what was then IOOF. As a result, when IOOF demutualised circa 2002, my mother got 2715 shares in that company. At some point in recent years, they changed their name to Insignia Financial, and two years ago, they sold their insurance bond business off to …

It’s The Economy, Stupid….

It has been an interesting few days since the tariff announcements and retractions by the Trumpster. Share market fluctuations have been sufficiently volatile as to resemble the ‘Big Wednesday’ which that stable of share market commentary newsletters has been predicting. I have been sitting tight though. I know that my ability to predict the market …

The Impermanence of a Stock Exchange Listing

Years ago when I first started learning about investing in the share market, I remember reading, in one or other of the various books I had bought to teach myself about share investing, that the author observed that many large companies did not remain listed on the stock exchange. He mentioned various big name companies …

Australian Vintage Group Continues To Spiral….

Readers of my blog will know that I am a shareholder in Treasury Wine Estates, and that I recently attended the Treasury AGM – mostly to enjoy the free drinks afterwards (mostly Penfolds Bin 28 shiraz). During the AGM, someone on the Board mentioned that TWE is doing very well in comparison to other wine …