http://blog.sli-smsf.com Sharing Simple Strategies for Self Managed Super Funds Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:18:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Saving is the new spending" is the tagline for Ubank, which is currently my favourite bank for my SMSF term deposits. I am not sure how true this is in Australia as the mood of the general public appears to be "relax, spend as the good times are coming back ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/03/12/saving-is-the-new-spending/ Firstly, I would like to apologize for not writing many new posts in the past two weeks as I have been focusing on writing an e-book on how to preparing an SMSF investment strategy, which I hope to publish on this site by April 1, 2010. Once again, many thanks ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/03/10/one-year-later/ Many thanks to Dean Greacen from SMSF Investor for today’s post. Dean will be sharing with us a series of posts on Hybrid Securities, which could be a great investment for SMSFs seeking high yield with capital growth. A preference share is a type of equity interest which has preferential rights over ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/03/05/hybrid-securities-part-3-preference-shares/ Many thanks to Dean Greacen from SMSF Investor for today’s post. Dean will be sharing with us a series of posts on Hybrid Securities, which could be a great investment for SMSFs seeking high yield with capital growth. Convertible Notes are debt instruments that may be converted to an equity ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/03/03/hybrid-securities-part-2-convertible-notes/ Many thanks to Dean Greacen from SMSF Investor for today's post. Dean will be sharing with us a series of posts on Hybrid Securities, which could be a great investment for SMSFs seeking high yield with capital growth. Hybrid securities have the characteristics of both debt and equity and the ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/02/26/hybrid-securities-part-1-%e2%80%93-what-are-they-and-what-are-the-risks/ Robert Prechter is a leading technical analyst and market forecaster who specialises in a technical analysis method called Elliott Wave Theory. In late February 2009, Prechter said "cover your shorts" and predicted a sharp rally that would take the DOW to the 10,000 level. That prediction came to pass. Watch ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/02/25/robert-prechters-forecast/ Below is an article from Elliott Wave International which I thought fits well into our series on China. For a short time only (until March 2, 2010) readers can also download a free report that will give you a perspective of global markets, including Australia, to help you shape your ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/02/23/what-chinese-malls-tell-us-about-the-economic-reality/ Last Sunday, 14 February 2010 was the start of the Chinese Year of the Tiger. I received lots of emails and text messages from my Malaysian friends with wishes like "May you have a roaring start for the Year of the Tiger" or "May your year ahead roar with success". ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/02/18/year-of-the-tiger-expect-loud-roaring/ While all eyes are focused on Greece, Dubai is quietly trying to work out a deal to restructure USD 22 billion of debt that is coming due soon. Dubai World rocked global markets on Nov 25, 2009 with a request to delay repaying $26 billion in debt linked to ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/02/17/forget-greece-dubai-will-default-first/ I must admit I was a little skeptical when I was invited by ino.com to trying out their suite of tools for traders, which they felt would be useful for readers of this blog. My initial thoughts were that their tools are probably not going to be applicable because SMSF trustees ... http://blog.sli-smsf.com/2010/02/16/do-investors-need-trading-tools-today/