Capital protected investments are getting more and more popular in these economically uncertain times. There are quite a few varieties of capital protected products and on the surface many of them look very attractive however most come with a few hidden traps. This article doesn’t explain all of the traps but a few of the …
Daily Archive: April 7, 2009
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Apr 07
Government Bonds and interest rate movement
The above government bond yield curve shows how the yields have changed across the different terms from early February to today (before the RBA’s decision). The 1 year yield is still around 2.60% indicating the market expects the RBA to drop rates to around 2.5% by July 2009 but the interesting part is how the …
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Apr 07
Interesting fact
Apparently the month of March provided the best monthly return for the S&P500 since the Great Depression. I don’t know what this means but I’d be surprised if it happens again in a hurry. Send article as PDF
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