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David Olsen

Senior Marketing Manager — Content/SEO

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High returns - the market for marijuana

by David Olsen | Dec 12th 2018

With Canada recently becoming the second country to legalise recreational marijuana, we explore the world of cannabis and the share market.

Top 20 trades on the ASX November 2018

Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX & NZX - November 2018

by David Olsen | Nov 28th 2018

We look at the top 20 trades on both the ASX and NZX markets among the Sharesight userbase during November and dive into the news behind the movements.

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Sharesight now tracks over 1 million investments

by David Olsen | Nov 21st 2018

From share price data we source from over 25 stock exchanges to accurately calculating your investment performance, numbers are at the core of Sharesight.

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15 Sharesight Pro Partners in AFR Top Accounting Firms list

by David Olsen | Nov 8th 2018

15 Sharesight Professional partners have been recognised in the Australian Financial Review 2018 list of Australia’s “Top 100 Accounting Firms”.

Top20 ASX October2018

Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX & NZX - October 2018

by David Olsen | Oct 29th 2018

Welcome to the October 2018 edition of the Sharesight20 monthly trading snapshot where we look at the top 20 trades on both the ASX and NZX markets.

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Easily import Hatch trades to Sharesight

by David Olsen | Oct 21st 2018

We’ve worked with New Zealand broker Hatch to make it easy to import trade details into Sharesight -- simply by using our Trade Confirmation Emails feature

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ETF and managed fund tax improvements for Australians

by David Olsen | Oct 7th 2018

Sharesight has a new solution to help you record the tax components of trusts such as managed funds and ETFs correctly for your Australian tax return.

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Sharesight at Saxo Fintech Agility Conference 2018

by David Olsen | Oct 4th 2018

Sharesight CEO Doug Morris was invited to sit on the panel discussion on ‘Open Banking in Australia’ at the ‘Saxo Fintech Agility Conference 2018.

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Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX & NZX - September 2018

by David Olsen | Sep 26th 2018

Welcome to the September 2018 edition of the Sharesight20 monthly trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades on both the ASX and NZX markets.

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2018 Stock Picking Competition September Update

by David Olsen | Sep 25th 2018

We’re approaching the three quarter point in our 2018 stock picking competition. So nine months in, what stocks are in the lead? And what stocks have tanked?

Attribution Managed Investment Trust AMIT Tax

Attribution Managed Investment Trust tax calculations

by David Olsen | Sep 19th 2018

Australian investors face some new & potentially complex tasks when completing their 2018 ATO Tax Return, particularly if they earn income from managed trusts.

Most traded ASX shares August 2018

Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX & NZX - August 2018

by David Olsen | Aug 29th 2018

We look at the top 20 trades on both the ASX and NZX markets among Sharesight users during August, and dig a little deeper into the news behind these trades.

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Improved Canadian portfolio benchmarking

by David Olsen | Aug 21st 2018

Canadian investors, if you haven’t used Sharesight’s benchmarking feature, now’s the time to try it, as we’ve made it even better.