Today
- Opinion
- SMSFs
Use this strategy to maximise tax benefits of large ‘legacy’ pensions
People with very large older-style pensions should do the sums on whether to act on an amnesty provided by the government.
- Meg Heffron
Yesterday
The ‘singles tax’ stings, but can you put a price on happiness?
Studies suggest the price of choosing to live alone could be anywhere between 3 per cent and 15 per cent.
- Updated
- Lucy Dean
- Opinion
- Commercial real estate
‘Follow the Bunnings’: Top tips for SMSF property investors
Industrial and retail properties are paying rental yields of anywhere between 5 per cent and 8 per cent.
- Sam Tamblyn
This Month
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
How quickly will my super fund pay me a lump sum?
There are no rules requiring super funds to make payments within a set timeframe.
- John Wasiliev
January
What interest rate cuts will mean for your money
February is firming as the month that the Reserve Bank will cut the cash rate, which will have flow-on effects for shares, property and term deposits.
- Michelle Bowes
- Opinion
- SMSFs
Tax-free super cap for retirement phase set to reach $2 million
To benefit from the indexation increase, you need to delay starting the pension until July 1.
- Colin Lewis
- Opinion
- Investing
Cyclical stocks poised for a comeback
The resources arena could deliver some of the best small cap performers of the year.
- Michael Steele
‘How I plan to make $300,000 in passive income by 50’
Even with an $8 million property portfolio, Simone Boer and her partner, Paul Kudilczak, can’t quit their day jobs – yet.
- Alexandra Cain and Lucy Dean
- Opinion
- Cryptocurrencies
Trump meme coins are a disaster in waiting
Whatever one’s view of the value of cryptocurrencies, something about this moment feels like a story that won’t end well.
- Lionel Laurent
Money managers are eyeing these 3 bright spots in Chinese stocks
Firms that might benefit from higher US tariffs and discount retailers are among the pockets of value.
- John Cheng, Winnie Hsu and Abhishek Vishnoi
- Opinion
- Investing
Why Millennials are going all-in on US stocks and ETFs
Nearly 70 per cent of total trading volume on our platform this month to date was in American equities, which is double the same period last year.
- Demetria Chelepy
Baby Boomers are buying crypto. Should you?
Cryptocurrencies are hurtling towards mainstream acceptance despite their volatility, proximity to criminal activity and susceptibility to speculative bubbles.
- Michelle Bowes
How this Millennial plans to get wealthy even as a ‘forever renter’
What if the great Australian dream could be rewritten to exclude home ownership? Young people like Rosie Wilson are giving it a red hot go.
- Lucy Dean
How to become a lazy investor (and yes, it’s a good thing)
Set-and-forget investing can get good results over long periods, but you’ll need to overcome the temptation to trade.
- Michelle Bowes
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
What’s the right time to wind up an SMSF?
Sometimes the complexity of running a self-managed super fund outweighs the benefits.
- John Wasiliev
17 stock picks from three top-performing fundies
Three Australian fund managers who delivered annualised double-digit returns over the past 10 years share their views on what’s next for listed markets.
- Updated
- Lucy Dean
- Opinion
- Investing
Double trouble for investors after golden run in banks and big tech
Should Australian investors ride market momentum or confront the risks of concentrated exposure to banks on the ASX and to big tech in the US?
- Cameron Gleeson
- Opinion
- Investing
The Trump trade looks like a trap
Short of specifically targeting the magnificent seven, it would be hard for any administration to design a trickier sharemarket environment.
- Jonathan Levin
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
Retirees warned not to switch off legacy pensions just yet
Wait for the government to enact a formal debt waiver so you don’t get asked to hand back age pension payments.
- John Wasiliev
Wealthy people tend to have mastered this simple savings strategy
Automating your savings so that on payday money is immediately funnelled into accounts to meet your long-term goals is one of the simplest ways to get ahead.
- Lucy Dean