At the May meeting of Investment we had a video segment from Beta Shares to follow up the Bonds theme from our April meeting. The information provided a practical example of bonds able to be purchased through the ASX.

We also discussed some aspects of the Banking Royal Commission.  There were several comments on the prosecutors we have seen in the news displaying their great delivery of questions to the large investment and financial companies. We considered a few possible outcomes and realised that there could be much more information to unfold before the Commission is over.

The end of April marked a third of the year of 2018 and because of that we chose to look at the progress that various Sectors of the Share Market have made to that date. We looked at some Large cap stocks, Mid range stocks and Small cap stocks in the Energy, Materials and Health Care sectors which had out performed many other stocks in those sectors and the rest of the Market.
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Margaret Jenkins

At the April monthly meeting of Investment we looked at shares which had excellent dividends of 6-8% (such as the big four banks and Telstra) versus their share price performance over the past twelve months. We found that several of these past dividend favourite shares had lost 9 to 15% of their capital in the past twelve months. As an alternative we found other shares (such as ASX, RIO and BHP) which had produced around 4% dividend but still had retained or even increased their share price over the past twelve months.

In the second session we looked at some information on Bonds provided by FIIG securities. This firm offers an over the counter service for buying Bonds as distinct from those Bonds which can be purchased on the Stock Exchange through your normal broker or on-line broking service.

​At the May meeting of Investment we have a small follow up segment on Bonds including a You-Tube talk which has been provided by one of our members.
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Margaret Jenkins