Best of ASX Investor Update

This article appeared in the January 2013 ASX Investor Update email newsletter. To subscribe to this newsletter please register with the MyASX section or visit the About MyASX page for past editions and more details.

Revisit these popular newsletter stories to learn more about long-term investing.

Photo of Tony Featherstone By Tony Featherstone, editor

Each year, ASX Investor Update publishes more than 100 stories on educational topics for investors, across a wide range of products and markets. Here are 13 stories that suit investors who are new to the sharemarket, or thinking about investing in equities in 2013 for the first time.

  1. Star value stocks, by Roger Montgomery, Montgomery Investment Management
  2. Beware low yields from cash, by Mike Saba, Evans & Partners
  3. Three rules to a great portfolio, by Dale Gillham, Wealth Within
  4. Comparing apples and oranges, by Michael Kemp, Barefoot Blueprint
  5. Tax-free retirement, by Sam Henderson, Henderson Maxwell
  6. Case for LICs, by John Abernethy, Clime 10412
  7. Eight habits of great traders, Louise Bedford,  author
  8. Five yield traps, by Christine St. Anne, Morningstar
  9. Lessons from Buffett, by Michael Kemp, Barefoot Blueprint
  10. What to trade and when, by Louise Bedford, author
  11. Managed funds guide, by Jemima Joseph, Morningstar
  12. Smart portfolio strategies, by Robin Bowerman, Vanguard
  13. Classic investment mistakes, by Nathan Bell, Intelligent Investor.

Some of these stories may refer to outdated share price information, but their core educational concepts explained provide useful investment insights.


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