Monthly Archives: April 2011

MASTERCLASS Investment – Debt to Equity explained

Posted on April 20, 2011 by SuperBenefitnews

Debt to Equity is one fundamental ratio to analyse a stock investment when searching for superior management, and can warn of potential risk. Debt to Equity is a measure of a company’s financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing - Stock Fundamentals, SMSF Investing | Leave a comment

Investment and Managing Risk

Posted on April 14, 2011 by SuperBenefitnews

Like everything in life, there is a risk, that usually refers to something not happening as we want, usually worse, or less than expected (downside risk) but there can also positive risk, in that we are surprised at an outcome that is … Continue reading →

Posted in SMSF Investing | Leave a comment

Fundamental Analysis of stocks – what is it?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by SuperBenefitnews

Fundamental analysis in regard to the sharemarket is a method of assessing whether a company is a good investment using various sources such as financial statements, company announcements, disclosures and economic and industry reports. It involves an academic approach and considers the … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing - Stock Fundamentals, SMSF Investing | Leave a comment

Why avoid companies with low ROE

Posted on April 4, 2011 by SuperBenefitnews

Warren Buffet each year tells us in the annual report of Berkshire Hathaway, the type of companies he is looking for, one of which is “businesses earning good returns on equity while employing little or no debt.” Companies with LOW return on equity … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing - Stock Fundamentals, SMSF Investing, SMSF Seminars | Leave a comment

Company Debt can kill your investment – Colorado, Babcock, Transfield

Posted on April 3, 2011 by SuperBenefitnews

Many companies on the Australian Stock Exchange have some debt, but when it is excessive, they are exposed to changes in business performance, industry and the economy. We will look at some examples to see what debt can do, if … Continue reading →

Posted in SMSF Investing, SMSF Seminars | 1 Comment

Stress Test your investments – Prof John Price

Posted on April 1, 2011 by SuperBenefitnews

Professor Price also taught us to stress-test investments. In engineering, such as building a bridge, the structure is tested before put into full use. An example was the Sydney harbour bridge – 80 locomotives were driven onto the bridge, to … Continue reading →

Posted in SMSF Investing, SMSF Seminars | Leave a comment