We have had Betashares HVST ETF in our super fund for about 6 months and it has returned great results for us as the monthly dividend adds up to over 10% pa and about 3% capital gains in the last 6 months. It has gone better than most things over that period. I know you have reported on it in other questions but nothing recently. Can you update your opinion on it now based on performance in the last 6 months please and advise on possible downsides to HVST.

Hi Peter, I am not sure if you have run with this before — but just listening to the talk by Mr Murray from Perennial Value Management about how important it is to evaluate each company’s Balance Sheet to assess it’s financial value — I wondered whether you have ever run a session for those investors who aren’t accountants to show what to look for when looking at a Company Balance Sheet? Not just to talk about it, but to show an actual Company Balance Sheet and the critical figures (columns) that one should look for. Even if you have in the past, I’m sure that kind of thing bears repeating every few years.

Are there Shares on the Australian market that would give me exposure to USA shares.

What’s happening with ISD which had a glowing write up and recommendation by website boy genius?

Is Wam Capital Ltd a good buy ? considering the F16 results.
*Capital profit increased to 85.7%
*A fully franked full year dividend of 14.5 cents per share giving a 6.3% dividend yield.