Marcus Padley

Look no further than the hordes of rich but miserable celebrities and Lotto winners.

There are a few things that you won't read in the text books about investment that you probably need to know.

Interest rates are rising globally and it's time for retirees to think about their investment strategy.

There are two types of people: those who have opened an SMSF and the rest.

If you read some of the books on trading, the suggestion is that 60-90 per cent of traders lose money.

Telstra and the banks are major income stocks and they share the same pattern of seasonal peaks and troughs over the past 20 years.

Amuse yourself somewhere warm while you watch and wait for things to get better.

Riding the market is no longer enough, the only way to make money is to pick the right stocks and know when to sell them.

A high price-to-earnings ratio doesn't mean a stock is overpriced, it means the market thinks the earnings estimates are wrong.

For equity investors, the results season is like a battlefield during an artillery barrage. This is your survival guide.