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      Interview with the expertsGetting started in the sharemarket
      Intelligent Investor directors Steve Johnson and Greg Hoffman talk about their early experiences, mistakes and the lessons they’ve learned.

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      I'd like to invest in shares for the long term. Is there a mechanism or strategy available to protect loss of capital or profits similar to trailing stops used by traders?

      I'm new to investing and I've been told I need a cash mangement trust account (CMA) before I can select an online broker. Why, and what are the pros and cons?

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    • Reporting Season Results - News Corp and Tabcorp

      Reporting Season Results - News Corp and TabcorpGreg Hoffman and Gareth Brown discuss the latest results from News Corp and Tabcorp.

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    • Successful Investors

      • Benjamin Graham

        Benjamin Graham is known as the ‘father of modern security analysis’. His seminal book Security Analysis, co-authored with David Dodd in 1934, is still regarded as one of the most important texts on investing ever written....
      • Philip A Fisher

        Philip Fisher also began his career as a securities analyst—then a new profession—in the late 1920s. He too published an important book on company analysis entitled Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits in 1958. Like Graham, ...
      • Peter Lynch

        Peter Lynch is perhaps the highest profile fund manager of all time. Between 1977 and 1990 he ran Fidelity’s flagship Magellan Fund in the United States, outperforming the market index by an average of 13% a year (his total return...
      • Sir John Templeton

        Sir John Templeton began his investing career in 1937, eventually launching a managed fund called the ‘Growth Fund’ in 1954. The Growth Fund became the best performing managed fund in the United States over the subsequent...
      • William D Gann

        William D Gann remains a legend in trading circles, although sorting out the folklore from the reality is no easy task. Gann, born in 1878, reputedly made $50m trading shares and commodities over the course of his career, although verifying this...
      • George Soros

        George Soros is perhaps the world’s most famous trader and speculator. Investors in his flagship ‘hedge fund’, the Quantum Fund, enjoyed returns of 32% per year from its inception in 1969 to 2001. Like many hedge funds...
      • Warren Buffett

        Last but by no means least is Warren Buffett. Buffett is chairman of United States investment company Berkshire Hathaway, which he gained control of in 1965. His investment return of more than 20% a year since then has made him one of the...

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      • About Us

        New2Shares is owned and managed by The Intelligent Investor. We spend most of our time researching companies, but we also take pride in our ability to educate investors. More.

    • 3/11/09

      Kathmandu Holdings Limited

      Kathmandu or Kathmandon’t?

      In this review, we consider Munger’s Rule before examining this latest private equity float.

    • 21/3/09

      Brambles Limited

      The basics of Brambles

      Our thorough review of this blue chip proved enlightening, though not immediately rewarding.

    • 16/5/08

      Confessions of an aeroholic

      It's been hard for us contrarians to ignore the massive share price declines of Australia's airline stocks. If it was any other business, we'd...

    • 9/8/07

      Ten Network Holdings Limited

      Tuning in to Ten

      With the prospect of a private equity bid getting fainter all the time, this TV company's stock has been falling - which is music to our ears.

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