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Sharemarket basics: Profit announcements

Listed companies must publicly announce their profits half-yearly to meet Australian Securities Exchange rules.

When you didn't buy your shares in the first place, it's difficult to know where to start when you want to offload them. Allison Tait finds out how to sell, sell, sell!

Employee share schemes: Is loyalty worth it?

Employee share schemes are where employees are either given shares in the company they work for, or the opportunity to buy shares in the company.

Sharemarket basics: Dividend hunting

For many investors, retirees and those not receiving a regular pay packet in particular, share dividends are more important than share prices.

Bottom line: investing in bluechips

If you believe that it’s a good time to buy large-cap Australian shares, it’s worth looking at a leveraged product called Westpac BlueChip 20.

Downturn drives great sharemarket value

With share prices down around 60% from all-time highs, it’s actually a good time to plan to invest.

Sharemarket basics: Property trusts - new names, same rules

They used to be called LPTs (for listed property trusts) – now they are A-REITs, or Australian real estate investment trusts. They enable investment, including by individuals, in a range of property and related assets listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. A-REITs, commonly called “reets”, are traded just like shares and like them, their unit value changes regularly – as the market dictates.

Sharemarket basics: share purchase plans (SPPs)

Share purchase plans (SPPs) offer existing shareholders in a listed company the opportunity to purchase more shares in that company, without brokerage fees. As a further enticement to invest, the shares are also usually offered to existing shareholders at a discount to the current market price.

Making money in a downturn

It’s not all doom and gloom – promise! With a little know-how (and, yes, some luck) it’s possible to pick up a bargain and make some money in an economic downturn. By Allison Tait

Ethical investments: Money with a clear conscience

One of the good things about ethical investments in the current market is that while your investments may be heading south, at least you are losing money with a clear conscience!

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