Robert Baharian
The Bond Market Disagrees With You
If you think this inflation thing isn't happening in the land down under? Well, let me assure you it is. Forget monetary inflation, we...
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Robert Baharian
Nov 7, 20211 min read
America's Supply-Chain Backlog
From one grinding halt to another. Supermarkets' empty shelves, labour shortages, cars on back order, rail yards clogged, and ships are...
Robert Baharian
Oct 31, 20212 min read
Santa's Early Arrival
As Melbourne begins to re-open, having endured the world's longest lockdowns, the stock market has also just gotten through what is...
Robert Baharian
Oct 24, 20212 min read
The Global Real Estate Bubble
The price of land was soaring. The cost of cotton and slaves rose sharply. Speculative lending standards and a land bubble of the edge of...
Robert Baharian
Oct 17, 20212 min read
Diversification is Dead
In the world of finance, the only free lunch is diversification - so they say. Well, so says famous economist and Nobel Prize winner,...
Robert Baharian
Sep 26, 20213 min read
An Evergrande Collapse
The project looks like the set of a horror film. Half-finished apartments blocks stand empty and abandoned. Following the credit crisis...
Robert Baharian
Sep 19, 20213 min read
3 Market Valuation Measures
I randomly dish out investment lessons to my 7 year old. Yesterday I was explaining the concept of revenue and costs. I started off with...
Robert Baharian
Sep 12, 20212 min read
Is Cash Trash?
What did the number 0 say to the number 8? Nice belt. Ha! Lock down life and kids jokes. But it did get me thinking. With cash rates at...
Robert Baharian
Sep 5, 20212 min read
My Thoughts on The Australian Stockmarket
I remember bringing in my parents' mail, opening the holding statements. My parents bought into the Telstra float. I have absolutely no...
Robert Baharian
Aug 29, 20212 min read
The Stock Market Just Doubled
Just as you thought the stock market couldn't possibly throw any more surprises at you, the S&P 500 (US stock market) literally just...
Robert Baharian
Aug 22, 20213 min read
Australian Property - The State of Play
Like stock prices, property prices are such fodder - everyone has an opinion on them. Unlike open heart surgery or anesthesiology, it's...
Robert Baharian
Aug 15, 20214 min read
Cutting Through The Bullshit
I was fortunate enough to grow up and catch a little glimpse into the world of whispering stock tips, ego, greed and speculation - the...
Robert Baharian
Aug 8, 20212 min read
The Collapse of The Tech Giants
Last week I wrote about why the stock market is hitting all time highs (ATH), beyond factors such as low interest rates and central bank...
Robert Baharian
Aug 1, 20212 min read
Stock Market's All Time High
People forget the stock market is basically a bunch of businesses operating like any other private business. They sell stuff, a product...
Robert Baharian
Jul 25, 20213 min read
Avoid These Investments
Legendary investors are far and few between. This however, doesn't stop anyone from trying - and it certainly shouldn't. Eventually...
Robert Baharian
Jul 4, 20213 min read
The Bursting of a Property Bubble
Australian property prices are a bubble, and the bursting of the bubble is imminent. This is the narrative by most commentators and...
Robert Baharian
Jun 27, 20213 min read
Why I Bought Bitcoin
They say the peak of a market has been reached when your taxi driver is giving you stock tips. I distinctly remember taking an Uber to a...
Robert Baharian
Jun 20, 20212 min read
Connecting The Dots
My eldest son recently turned seven. Because of COVID restrictions, he's now missed out on having a birthday party with his friends for...
Robert Baharian
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Boomshakalaka
1993 was a brand new era for me and gaming - NBA Jam was released, and man, I wonder how many pennies I dropped into the slot of this...
Robert Baharian
Jun 5, 20212 min read
Generating an 85,000% Return
125 years ago, Charles Dow created the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) - a stock market index that measures the stock performance of...
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