November
Is this 81-minute film the best sales pitch for index investing ever?
Billionaire investor David Booth has teamed up with an Oscar winning moviemaker, and a handful of Nobel laureates, to document the rise of modern finance.
October
The ‘inheritocracy’ trap and why it might be killing wealth ambition
A new survey shows many young people think inheritance is key to success, but some are proving you can get ahead without help from the bank of mum and dad.
September
My path to financial freedom as a 30-year-old with $370,000
Luke Crea’s investing journey began during the pandemic lockdowns. This is how it’s going.
August
How to use the rate cut to save $48,955 on a $1m home loan
The RBA’s third rate cut of the year will come as a relief to borrowers. Here are two strategies to make the most of it.
What Boomers and bitcoin bros have in common
These odd bedfellows are united by a belief in holding assets through market volatility.
August 2024
There are five types of investor. Which are you?
The best investing advice is 2500 years old and comes from Greek philosopher Socrates: Know yourself.
November 2023
From Byron Bay to Toorak: the how and why of property investing
Private investors are weighing up market conditions, the cost of money and expected yield before ploughing into retail and industrial real estate.
May 2023
Investment scams rob $88m from Australians
Investing has always been seen as risky business. But losing everything isn’t in the playbook.
December 2022
Billionaire blasts Cathie Wood’s ‘stonk hodler’ investing strategy
The founder of Ark Investment Management, who could seemingly do no wrong during the pandemic run-up in asset values, has been crushed this year.
November 2022
Burnt by crypto? Don’t learn the wrong lesson
Instead of the financial system being explicit about cryptocurrencies’ risk, it has gone along with the idea that it’s possible to get something for nothing.
July 2022
‘Cheap and easy’: Boomers warm to online trading
Older Australians are joining younger investors in using online investing apps, as artificial intelligence tools and access to information foster a DIY approach.
June 2022
Citigroup’s $US1b family office clients profit from wild markets
They are taking “big positions” across all asset classes, including fixed-income and foreign exchange, to take “advantage of the volatility”, says an executive.
How do you make money from buying a pub?
Venues in major metropolitan areas and even some in regional and coastal towns have changed hands at eye-watering prices since reopening after the pandemic lockdowns ended.
April 2022
Warren Buffett slams Wall Street, backs cash at annual meeting
Berkshire Hathaway, long criticised for keeping cash, revealed it had bought more than $US51 billion of stocks in the first quarter, including more in Chevron.
April 2022
Warren Buffett is auctioning one last private lunch for charity
Berkshire’s CEO held the annual dining date for 20 years before COVID-19. Every winner since 2008 has paid more than $US1 million. Ebay bids open on June 12.
This Will Smith slap crypto coin has minted big winners (and losers)
Memecoins are cryptocurrency tied to viral moments and web jokes, with a fleeting value that tends to rise and fall quickly. Some backers make a tidy profit.
December 2021
The 10 most popular shares on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum right now
From GameStop to AMC Entertainment, the forum of more than 11 million members has driven the conversation in so-called meme stocks.
There’s one reason why most finance research is phony
It’s been estimated half the market-beating strategies in leading journals are duds, but it’s only human to construct narratives around events that are random.
JPMorgan says buy the dip as omicron may end pandemic
The market turmoil caused by the emergence of the new virus strain may offer investors a chance to position for profit from the end of the COVID-19 crisis.
November 2021
Warren Buffett shows his fear by dumping the most shares since 2008
Berkshire Hathaway has become a net seller of equities for the fourth straight quarter, adding to a cash pile that has climbed to a record $US149.2 billion.