Finance & Fury Podcast

Welcome to Finance and Fury Shares are at almost the same price as 2 years ago in Australia – What is happening? Mid Dec 2016 – 5,580, Last week (3rd) – 5,667 Today – is it a great time to buy some shares or a warning sign of things to come? Break down the health of the market, some reasons for the decline, and what the future may have in store To start – clarify some things When talking about Shares – Monolith of the market – ASX 300, but there are: Financials make up a large chunk (35% approx.) - These have been declining XXJ and XFJ = -11% over that time period = -3.6% decline in ASX Telecommunications (TLS) – Much smaller percentage of the market XTJ = -37% over that time period Volatility – Shows the average movements in price from their average over a period of time Higher levels of volatility can show that markets will rebound Volatility is higher when markets have declined – Markets go down faster than they go up Good time to buy? Looking back through history – graphs to help co