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CommSec’s regular DIY investor workshops provide practical, step-by-step advice that cuts through the jargon. They’re an ideal opportunity to meet other DIY investors and improve your skills.
Here are some of our scheduled workshops for 2007.
Getting Started in the Sharemarket
Introduction to Options
Multiply Your Investment Power
Tax Effective Investing
Stock Selection
Getting Started in the Sharemarket
If you’re new to the sharemarket, here’s the perfect place to start. You’ll find out:
- How to develop an investment strategy.
- How to research companies using key financial indicators.
- Where to find information online.
- How to buy and sell shares.
- How to manage risk.
Packed with essential information for the novice investor, this ninety minute workshop is a great first step towards building your own portfolio.
Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: $45
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Introduction to Options
In the right hands, Exchange-Traded Options are a powerful trading tool, with the potential to deliver impressive returns for a relatively small outlay. But they are not without their risks. This workshop is an essential introduction to the world of options trading.
You’ll learn:
- How Options trading works.
- How to value an Option.
- How to develop an Options strategy.
- How to use Options to earn extra income from your share portfolio.
- How to profit from your view of future market movements.
- How to take evasive action when the market moves against you.
Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: $45
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Multiply Your Investment Power
Gearing, or borrowing to invest, gives you a wider range of investment opportunities and increases your potential returns. In this workshop, you’ll discover how you can use gearing to expand your portfolio, while keeping risk under control.
You’ll learn about:
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The benefits of gearing.
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Fundamental principles for designing a geared investment strategy.
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Gearing strategies for property, shares, managed funds, or a combination.
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The risks of gearing and how to manage them.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: Free
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Tax Effective Investing
In “Tax Effective Investing”, you’ll learn how to plan for the tax consequences of your investment decisions, with practical guidelines that can put more money in your pocket and stop you paying more tax than you need to.
You’ll learn about:
- The ins and outs of the Australian tax system, including traps for the unwary.
- Simple steps you can take to reduce your tax burden and increase your after-tax income.
- Strategies to unlock equity and put more capital to work, without triggering a CGT liability.
- Strategies to boost your dividend income and earn more franking credits.
- Structuring your investments to take advantage of legitimate tax benefits.
- Things you can do before 30 June to make sure you’re ready for tax time.
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: $45
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Stock Selection (Fundamental Analysis)
With over 1600 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, it’s not always easy to identify stocks that are ideal for your portfolio. This workshop offers a straightforward, practical approach to stock selection, based on fundamental analysis — the analysis of key financial indicators. You’ll learn how to use a few key numbers to find stocks that match your investment goals.
In this workshop, you'll learn:
- How to develop an investment strategy
- How to make sense of the numbers behind the shares
- How to tell whether a share is overvalued or undervalued
- How to compare different companies more reliably and effectively
Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: $45
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To find out more and to book your seat for any of the seminars, visit
www.commsec.com.au/seminars
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