This Month
Dividend investing isn’t dead. These 4 charts and 8 stocks prove it
Dividend yields have plunged, putting a beloved investment strategy in danger. But four charts show that Warren Buffett and the dividend critics may be wrong.
January
How Magellan plans to make money, without two super-hot stocks
Hamish Douglass is gone – along with plenty of clients – but the global equities team marches on with the same search for quality compounders.
December 2024
Six ways to get ahead financially in 2025
Start with the end in mind by deciding where you want to be financially in a year’s time.
These are the best performing ETFs in 2024
But the market drivers for exchange-traded funds are forecast to be quite different in 2025.
What’s the best way to invest $200,000 – shares or property?
Both asset types have rewarded investors handsomely, but one strategy will net you $500,000 more – provided you can stomach the risk.
Better returns and lower volatility drive growth in private markets
Strong performance and an opportunity to align investment with social wellbeing has led to increased popularity of the alternatives market.
November 2024
Inside the advice shop putting wealthy Australians into private equity
Australian private equity is only really starting to crack the holy grail – wealthy families. How are they doing it? One name keeps coming up.
October 2024
Big super is flooding the ASX with a record amount of money
For all the talk about private markets, our super retirement funds still love their bread-and-butter listed shares. But that’s not what is driving valuations.
August 2024
The hunt for truly diverse investments – from alligators to concrete
With regular asset classes increasingly correlated, wealthy investors are looking to some esoteric choices.
July 2024
How to navigate the greatest risk to your portfolio
If inflation is sticky and volatile, many holdings may be more dangerous than you think. Here’s how to drive around the potholes.
May 2024
How the rich use this tax strategy to get richer
For many people, debt is a scary word. But debt can help build wealth so long as you’re careful about it.
There are 635,000 rich Australians. Are you one of them?
Once, being a millionaire made you wealthy. But the goal posts have shifted, and a two-storey house with in-ground pool doesn’t really cut it any more.
10 investment tips to ride out the ‘new normal’
Given elevated interest rates and inflation are forecast to flow through financial year 2025, investors are eyeing stocks, property and gold to get ahead.
February 2024
If you can’t resist bitcoin, treat it as a ‘satellite’ investment
Often the hardest part of creating wealth is not figuring out the most exciting investments, it’s about remaining committed to a sound portfolio.
January 2024
When overseas shares can be too much of a good thing
Not all SMSFs should increase exposure to global equities at the expense of the Australian market. Here’s why.
December 2023
The best five assets to buy in 2024, and three to dump
With inflation remaining high and markets fluctuating wildly, active investors stand to gain the most.
Ignore global assets at your peril
Over-emphasising Australian assets in a portfolio at the expense of global stocks can mean missing out on fast-growing sectors and heightens risk.
What these fundies want to buy in 2024
After the most rapid interest rate hiking cycle in decades, experts agree on one thing: investors need to do their research, more than ever.
November 2023
Want to make more money in bonds? Skip the ‘bargain hunt’
Duration risk, and the volatility it causes, is the trickiest part about investing in bonds, even after they’ve copped a beating.
Five boxes to tick before buying commercial property
Rising cap rates mean investors need to consider whether there is underlying rental growth to support property valuations.