Just over 12 months ago all we heard in the Media was Donald Trump, 12 months on not we are still hearing about Donald Trump but the wealth of the USA has increased.

The last 12 months have produced solid gains in the stock market; overall the market is up 600 points or 11.7%.

Before Christmas the market was sitting on 5700, and I made the following predictions:

The Australian stock market had one of the strongest months on record with the ASX 200 producing a 4.9% gain for the month.

We believe the current weakness represents an ideal entry point into this company.

Labors proposal to take away the refund of franking credits only indicates the lengths they will go to buy votes.

In 2013 the Australian market started the recovery out of the GFC. At this point volatility was still high it took two years before it broke through the 6000 points for the ASX 200 in February 2015.