Andrew Baxter

The stock market is a massive puzzle that is changing every day. Nobody knows everything about the stock market, however we have a few things for you that you may not know. Join us this week as we dive into 5 things you may not know about the stock market: Money is Never Lost in the Market For many who have seen their accounts become smaller and smaller over time, this one may be tough to believe. The truth is however, money never simply disappears on the stock market, it merely changes hands. Host Andrew Baxter points out that where there are buyers, there are sellers meaning there is always someone else on the opposite side of any trade you take. What is happening is merely a transfer of ownership between people who have different opinions on where the price is going to go where someone is wrong and someone is right. The majority tend to find themselves on the losing side with a small percentage of people occupying the winning side. Keep this in mind when you are frustra...

Economic Outlook Strategy Following part 1 where we covered outlook, this week we dive into some strategies we can use for the markets in 2023. Join us as we discuss what you can do to potentially benefit from what we are set to see in the markets in 2023. Bonds 2022 saw a drop in equities, but the strange thing was it was the first time we have seen both bonds and equities fall by 10%. Host Andrew BAxter notes that they typically perform in opposite fashions, so this is a very strange occurrence. Our go-to throughout last year was TBT which is correlated with bond yields which move higher as bond prices fall lower. The opposite side of the coin for 2023 is the opposite which is getting long bond prices using an ETF with the code TLT. A possible move towards lower risk debt like government bonds may see demand increase which ultimately would push bond prices higher and thus bond yields lower. It may not be smooth sailing, however we are looking to see bond prices go...

Leaving the yield desert: As the big 4 banks in Australia are reporting their half-yearly earnings, Australia’s dividend investors are trekking into a yield desert. These companies struggle to maintain cash flow and payout their shareholders. NAB – the example Taking a look at one of Australia’s most historically ‘safer’ investments. The National Australia Bank (NAB), who just reported their half yearly earnings only to reveal some scary scars underneath their surface. They are one of the main drivers of the Aussie economy. As well as a stock that many Mum and Dad investors rely on for consistent dividend income given 48% of its shareholders are retail investors. NAB’s profit was down 51% from its last report which also showed increasingly higher debt provisions. The scary part – their 80cent dividend has now been cut to just 33cents. That’s a cut of nearly 60%. Quite frankly, these are diabolical numbers and anyone who relies on NAB as a source of income. As host Andr...