The home and the castle
Have you noticed how we are becoming fixated by the idea of other peoples’ wealth? Or rather, how the media is driving us to towards the hobby of watching the wealth and riches of the few. But its not so few. Now we have reporting of suburbs where everyone is a millionaire. Oh, how we […]
The past is always with us
It is hard to read a newspaper today without being told about suburbs where everyone is a millionaire, or a 9 year old who has just sold an app for billions. The world, it seems, is sitting back and the good times are rolling. Marketwatch’s eye was caught by an article in the Wall Street […]
Homework – 3/10 Try Harder
Homework – 3/10 Try Harder Marketwatch never ceases to be fascinated by the lengths to which people will go to beat the market and earn that elusive extra dollar. Although we know that investing in anything carries a degree of risk, there always seem to be plenty of people around who are more than willing […]
Life on the margins
The sight of stock markets’ inexorable rise made Marketwatch’s heart flutter. Positive news abounds everywhere, well if you own shares anyway. But, you might ask, where on earth is all the money coming from? After all, as prices drive higher, someone is buying at ever increasing prices. The money pouring into stock markets is coming […]
The herd and its mentality
The herd and its mentality Marketwatch has been watching the GameStop saga with a sense of déja vu. A large group of individual investors, called in the trade “retail investors”, have got together on social media platforms and have taken on the professionals at their own game. For those who have missed the saga, this […]
Days of currency future?
Days of currency future? Despite his advancing years, Marketwatch has always fancied himself as being pretty aware on the technology front. But he has to admit he has found the whole area of cryptocurrency a challenge for him. Even the application of liquid brain food has been difficult. But it might just be that this […]
Oh what a night
Oh what a night Marketwatch confesses that he has been extremely distracted this month. The events surrounding the US Presidential election have been jaw dropping. If these events had been an episode or two on the West Wing we might have thought it was far-fetched as the series, after all, is a fictional account of […]
Marketwatch Federal Budget wrap
Federal Budget 2020 Armed with a decent red and a plate of grilled salmon and asparagus, Marketwatch has had a most enjoyable time attending a webinar held by the inestimable Bill Evans, the chief economist for Westpac Bank Ltd. Bill has an international reputation and is one of the greats of the economic world both […]
Bricks, mortar and a tale of a hurricane
Bricks, mortar and a tale of a hurricane Marketwatch had cause to think back to October 1987 in England. He well remembers watching the evening news on the television, followed, as always, by a cheerful weather forecaster trying to put a brave face on a mildly wet but otherwise uneventful week. Looking forward to a […]
MarketWatch Comment
When language matters Marketwatch fondly remembers the more genteel days when a newspaper was read from cover to cover on the train to work. It would then be carefully folded and placed in an expensive briefcase together with the other occupant, the sandwich lunch. It is now altogether more frentic. Today is a case in […]