This Month
- Analysis
- Sharemarket
Will stocks keep rising in 2025? Don’t listen to the experts
Forecasts from top-tier investment banks should not only be ignored, Plato stockpicker David Allen says, but traders should do the complete opposite.
- Emma Rapaport
December 2024
This big super fund just became the first to buy into crypto
AMP says the $27 million it is investing in bitcoin is part of its diversification strategy. Critics say the asset class has no place in retirement portfolios.
- Michelle Bowes
These are the best performing ETFs in 2024
But the market drivers for exchange-traded funds are forecast to be quite different in 2025.
- Alexandra Cain
Why Australia’s newest fund may have an edge over rivals
Some of the nation’s best money managers have lined up to drive Future Generation’s latest vehicle, which Geoff Wilson tips could gather billions in assets.
- Joshua Peach
- Opinion
- Wealth Generation
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.
- James Weir
November 2024
How a jibe from this CEO’s teenage daughter triggered a career rethink
Kate Galvin, the chief executive of the $92 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, hadn’t applied for a new job in 23 years and, without realising it, needed a push.
- Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Howard Marks and Sohn’s big stars reveal seven rules for investing
Among the stock picks and stunts at the Sohn Hearts & Minds event, Howard Marks and Nick Moakes provided investors with long-term rules for playing markets.
- James Thomson
October 2024
Resist the temptation to adjust your portfolio for a Trump win
Wagering markets have Donald Trump winning the White House but don’t bet your investment portfolio on election results.
- Penny Pryor
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why your share portfolio is like a footy team (and 13 stocks to play)
Just as a team needs players with different skills and roles, so too does an investment portfolio. Brian Han of Morningstar selects 13 stocks to take the field.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Retirees and Millennials must take vastly different investment paths
The traditional investment thesis of recent decades may be blown apart by the fragmentation of investor cohorts.
- Giselle Roux
July 2024
QIC confirms it has written its 5pc of Thames Water to zero
The Queensland government-owned wealth fund told a parliamentary hearing the decision to write down the undisclosed value was ‘very unfortunate’.
- James Hall
June 2024
How anyone can turn $5000 into more than $400,000
Building wealth can be simple if you stay disciplined. Here are six essential lessons for share investors.
- Tom Richardson
May 2024
- Opinion
- Opinion
The economy is turning and your investment portfolio needs attention
Residential mortgage-backed securities might be a good option in a weakening economy.
- Giselle Roux
- Exclusive
- BOSS
How Geoff Wilson assembled his investment dream team
Philip Lowe, Jennifer Westacott, Mike Baird, David Paradice, Andrew Forrest and Solomon Lew are among the heavy-hitters who have joined Geoff Wilson’s charitable mission to raise money for kids.
- Patrick Durkin
April 2024
Why it’s worth selling your investment property before you retire
Making the most of higher superannuation caps can boost your retirement coffers just when you need it the most.
- Kelly Kennedy
Labor ‘hot mess’ financial advice laws will drive up costs
A group representing financial advisers, stockbrokers, accountants superannuation trustees and investors said Stephen Jones proposals will drive up costs.
- Ronald Mizen
February 2024
Apollo racks up Aussie mandates in world’s ‘best’ super system
Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan says “Australia has done an unbelievable job in accumulation. But that increase can’t be absorbed in Australia.”
- Matthew Cranston
Top investors share the toughest lessons they had to learn
No one gets good at financial decision-making without taking the risk of being wrong and then figuring out how to adjust.
- Suzanne Woolley
January 2024
- Exclusive
- Managed funds
Picking next AI champion ‘fraught with danger’: GCQ co-founder
Douglas Tynan made the comments as GCQ reveals a 50 per cent annual return in its flagship fund.
- Primrose Riordan
How does your super compare to others on the same income?
If yours falls short, we outline what you can do to get on track.
- Hannah Wootton