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Edition 26

  •   9 August 2013
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Welcome from Chris Cuffe

Cuffelinks first published six months ago today, and many of the thousands of readers who have joined us since the start may not be aware that former Prime Minister, The Hon Paul Keating, provided articles in the first three editions. To read what the father of modern day superannuation wrote, his articles are linked here.

The most famous quote in investing from the most famous man in investing is Warren Buffett's, "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." Over the last three weeks, Ashley Owen has set out to test this theory, and he shows how much better investors would have performed if they had sold when Consumer Sentiment was at its peak, and bought when it was at its bottom. We also attach a PDF of the complete 'Investing against the herd' package.

As someone involved in raising money for several charities, I especially welcome the tips from David Bell and Ben Kurtz on ways to make charitable bequests more tax-effective. And Jack McCartney shares his experiences as an investor in small commercial property. Many risks to look out for, with the number one for Jack being finding the right tenant.

Jack Gray takes us on a quirky trip through a bunch of 'C' words in his inimitable style, while Ashley has given us a short piece on the once in a lifetime returns delivered by the US market in recent months. Unfortunately, this would not have been noticed by the majority of Australian investors who focus on Australian equities and term deposits.

Finally, leading business information company, IBISWorld, provides Cuffelinks with an exclusive summary of the state of play in Australian superannuation.

Chris

Latest posts from Cuffelinks, 9 Aug 2013, Edition 26

  • Investing against the herd, Part 3, Testing the theory Ashley Owen
  • Tax-effective charitable bequests David Bell and Ben Kurtz
  • The C words: an irregular, irritating series Jack Gray
  • Investing in commercial property Jack McCartney
  • Super emerges from torrid period to more regulation IBISWorld
  • Once in a lifetime returns from US shares Ashley Owen

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