Survival guide for choppy waters

There are several trends that could help investors navigate what are potentially choppy investment waters as the local sharemarket continues its relentless rise. In this context, guiding investors towards value stocks becomes more important than ever.

Australia boasts many excellent companies that continue to make good profits year after year regardless of the direction of the financial markets. Despite the title, Top Stocks is actually a book about companies.

It’s intended to help investors find the best public companies in Australia using strict criteria. All companies must have been publicly listed for at least five years and must have been making a profit and paying a dividend for each of those five years. They must