Listed investment companies

Listed investment companies

Listed investment companies (LICs) are a major part of my passive investment strategy, which is simply an investment approach that accumulates holdings in LICs with a view to holding them

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Managed investments

Managed investments

If you do not want to actively manage a share portfolio you can choose a form of managed investment.  A managed investment means pooling your money with others for a

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Trading & holidays

Trading & holidays

I have just been lucky enough to spend two weeks in outback Australia on a trekking holiday. For 6 of those days I was completely out of phone range on

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Investing in shares

Investing in shares

History has shown that one of the most effective ways to build your wealth over the longer term is to invest in shares. And the good news is it’s NOT

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And one that didn’t work!

And one that didn’t work!

Another chart with a basing pattern and an increase of volume on the breakout.  Entry was taken on break with a buy stop order in the market and when the

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Patterns that work

Patterns that work

This trade is a great example of when things just line up and the trade just works! There was a break out from a sideways saucer type pattern on slightly

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Trading a box pattern

Trading a box pattern

Another pattern that is easy to trade if you can find them forming is a box pattern. For a box pattern to form, price needs to trade sideways in a

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Trading the flag

Trading the flag

I was reviewing a momentum trade the other day and thought that it was a great example of a flag pattern so I thought I would share both the trade

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Giving back profits

Giving back profits

I\'ve touched on the subject of giving back profits in previous posts. It is one of the downsides to using a trend following strategy with the dilemma being - where

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A trade review

A trade review

Part of my trading process is to review trades approximately 6 weeks after exit. I usually spend a couple of hours a month on a weekend doing the reviews scheduled

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