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Property listings eclipse GFC levelsMonday, 06 December 2010
The number of properties being advertised for sale nationally has risen sharply during the spring selling season of this year and the current volume of stock on the market is higher than those levels recorded during the depths of the GFC. ...
The enemies of innovation
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
Innovation can be a nasty business. It requires energy and creativity, resources such as people's budgets and time, as well as the need to manage the stress and actions of those that don't want change. Staff don't like it as it can threaten their job security, ...
I am in a tiz about my Christmas promotion. Help!
Monday, 29 November 2010
Hi Aunty B I am the owner of a beauty salon offering beauty essentials and I am in a tiz regarding my Christmas marketing. ...
EXIT STRATEGIES: Forget the multiple
Friday, 26 November 2010
If you are serious about selling your high growth potential business then it might be best if you erase from your mental models whatever you have learnt about business valuation because I can assure you it will simply get in the way of you achieving ...
Apartments are the way of the future
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The key to building a successful property investment portfolio is to own the type of property that will be in continuous strong demand in the medium- to long-term, so as to maximise its capital growth. ...
GROWTH SECRETS: Your growth potential score
Friday, 19 November 2010
Today SmartCompany finishes the special series it has been running for the last 17 weeks, based on the secrets of high growth companies, from Tom McKaskill's eBook, Ultimate Growth Strategies: A practical guide to engineer high growth into your business. ...
THE BIG PICTURE: The path to a Budget surplus isn’t as smooth as it appears
Monday, 15 November 2010
It never ceases to surprise how many people treat budget figures as facts rather than estimates. The Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) didn't contain much that was new. ...
Charting rentals and capital gains
Monday, 15 November 2010
During the last five years, capital gains in the housing market have been lower than the preceding period however, conditions have been such that rents and values have increased by fairly equivalent amounts during the period. ...
Job ads rise again during October, Microsoft chief sells $1.3bn of stock: Economy Roundup
Monday, 08 November 2010
The number of job advertisements published rose by 0.6% during October, with newspaper ads continuing to fall as more listings head online, according to the latest ANZ job advertisements series. ...
Experts warn more hikes on the way, business lending rates will jump
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
Consumers and businesses were delivered an unexpected shock yesterday when the RBA lifted rates by 25 basis points, but experts say they should brace themselves for more pain over the next year as the official cash rate could reach as high as 5.75%. ...
Commodity prices fall in October, Shares lower: Economy roundup
Tuesday, 02 November 2010
The Reserve Bank of Australia index of commodity prices fell in October due to coal and iron ore prices backing off. ...
Aussie dollar parity – is it sustainable? Oliver
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
For the first time in 28 years the $A has spiked above parity against the $US, highlighting the culmination of a long hard slog back to form for the Australian economy. ...
Australia must brace for currency shocks: Gottliebsen
Friday, 15 October 2010
As we prepare to see the Australian dollar reach parity with the US and then rise further, we can now isolate some of the forces driving our currency. And at the same time Australians should be ready for carnage in not just universities, tourism and manufacturing, ...
Why investors could face seven years of terrible returns: Maley
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Investors may be joyfully celebrating the recent surge in US share markets, but Dr John Hussman warns the next seven years are likely to produce abysmal returns. ...
THE BIG PICTURE: Why investors have plenty of options
Monday, 11 October 2010
With another interest rate decision out of the way, it's a good time to assess the state of play with investment returns. Of course while we can track current returns, investors always have to be forward looking and that requires a more detailed assessment ...
RBA welcomes property slowdown, Shares jump: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 06 October 2010
Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability Luci Ellis has said the RBA welcomes a slowdown in the property sector, but has also played down the worries regarding the levels of household debt in Australia. ...
Chris Meehan
Wednesday, 06 October 2010
Listed online marketing company ComTel has gone through something of a transformation since we last talked to them in 2008, selling off their pre- and post-paid phone businesses to concentrate on the digital space. ...
THE BIG PICTURE: Why exploding housing bubble fears could be good for the sharemarket
Monday, 27 September 2010
Finally one of the great myths has been debunked. The Reserve Bank has finally acknowledged that housing affordability is not a major problem in Australia. Neither is it worsening dramatically, or alternatively going through the floor. Actually it has been ...
Has the market given up on Telstra’s uncertain future? Bartholomeusz
Friday, 24 September 2010
Has there ever been a company battling so much uncertainty on as many fronts as Telstra? ...
Australia’s housing riddle: expert says no bubble, but prices more than 24% overvalued: Maley
Monday, 20 September 2010
The Australian housing market has most people scratching their heads. On the one hand there are those such as veteran US funds manager, Jeremy Grantham, who are convinced that our market is an unmistakable housing bubble. ...
