March
My SMSF is cashed up for a Trump catastrophe
The global economic chaos unleashed by the president prompted this self-managed super fund to cut exposure to the United States and raise cash.
August 2024
The window to make decent money on term deposits is fast closing
Banks have already started cutting interest rates anticipating the Reserve Bank’s next move, but there are still reasonable deals to be found.
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.
June 2024
BHP accuses class action law firm of ‘losing’ 100,000 claimants
BHP lost its claim to have 33,000 claimants struck out of the class action it is defending over the 2015 Mariana dam disaster, but the overall figure still slipped from 700,000 to 600,000.
May 2024
Why I’ve got more in my super than when I retired 11 years ago
Choosing the right financial adviser can help set strategies, achieve goals and protect wealth. Here’s how to find the right one – and how much you should pay.
April 2024
Nine of the best games to play to supercharge your investing
What if you could learn everything you need to know about investing by playing a few board games? Here are nine that will give you a head start.
February 2024
Death of the star stockpicker: Investors pull $230b from hedge funds
Clients are tiring of managers’ poor returns in bull and bear markets.
January 2024
‘Sophisticated investor’ rule change will be counterproductive
It’s not the money, it is the advice and expertise that a new investor can get access to that protects everyone’s interests.
May 2023
Paul Xiradis has been investing for 40 years. Here’s what he’s buying
The Ausbil executive chairman and founder is up for the “challenge” of a low earnings growth environment and says decarbonisation and China’s recovery offer rare bright spots.
Berkshire investors mull a future without Buffett
At 92 and 99, this could be Warren Buffett’s and Charlie Munger’s last annual general meeting. But shareholders aren’t frightened.
Where four experts would invest $10,000 if they were 25 years old
The future is uncertain, but four experts share how they would deal with it if they were 25.
November 2022
Why Sohn’s top stock pickers want investors to play it safe
AMP, Transurban and Champion Iron unseated Coinbase, Delivery Hero and Megaport as the Sohn Hearts & Minds stock pickers kept it deliberately simple.
Student investor battles ‘diehards’ for knowledge
Biochemistry student Sebastian Snow joined a trading app that lets investors around the world compete in an online game.
Howard Marks on why now is the time to look at China
Chairman and co-founder of Los Angeles-based investment firm Oaktree Capital likes China because it is ‘uninvestable’, and he is over the moon about our super system.
September 2022
Top Pendal fundie stands behind Qantas bull case
Longtime backer and fund manager Crispin Murray believes Qantas can restore its share price from where it was pre-pandemic as it gains market share and lowers costs.
August 2022
Persistence not peak is key for US inflation
The sharemarket has focused on picking the top of US inflation, but the real concern is how long it hangs around, and how the Federal Reserve will respond.
September 2021
Investors get ready for 11pc return from property stocks
Listed landlords have outperformed the S&P/ASX200 by 8.5 percentage points over the past six months and there is more to come, according to Jarden.
March 2021
How to build enduring wealth – no matter how much you earn
Spend less than you earn, save the difference, and do something meaningful with the money saved.
January 2021
Magellan's Douglass sticks with China tech
Magellan Financial group, manager of a $15 billion global equities strategy, has raised its risk rating on Chinese tech stocks but says they are still fundamentally undervalued.
October 2020
The Boomer backing Millennials on Tesla
In the battle between Wall Street and young investors over the world's most popular growth stocks, this Boomer is siding with the Millennials.