This Month
How markets just got real for these 4 Millennial investors
Meet four young investors who this week experienced their first major market shock (albeit a very quick one). Here’s what they plan to do next.
Three things ‘buy the dip’ investors are snapping up in Trump slump
Digital platforms notched up record trading volumes by retail investors seemingly unperturbed by the global markets downturn.
4 questions to answer before leaping into ‘trendy’ assets
If you truly can’t resist, consider dedicating a small portion as “fun money” to your experiments with trendy assets.
March
Mary and Tom demonstrate the effect of bracket creep’s sneaky toll
Lifting the income tax thresholds in line with wages growth would mean an extra $25,000 over a decade.
No Boomers allowed in this new superannuation offering
Investment platform Pearler hopes to appeal to younger savers by allowing them to build ETF-only retirement portfolios. Oh, and no Boomers allowed.
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.
Five shares that have outperformed property over the past five years
Property will always have a place in a well-rounded investment strategy, but the idea that it is the only way to build wealth is outdated.
Check whether you’re making this ETF investing mistake
Overlap occurs when you’re invested in too many similar ETFs and can result in duplicate fees and less diversification.
February
Five things those who retire early have in common, other than good pay
Want to say goodbye to working for a living? Make sure you understand why first, and then it’s time to get out the calculator.
How to use the rate cut to slice nearly $100,000 off your mortgage
Clever borrowers could shave off up to two years and about $96,000 from a $1 million mortgage with just one simple step.
Couples are dumping their wedding plans to buy this instead
These couples did the maths on how much closer they’d be to owning a home if they skipped the wedding. Here’s how you can too.
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.
January
‘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.
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.
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.
They own 8 properties but this couple still had FOMO for their kids
In a panic over property prices some parents are rushing to gift or lend their kids money for a home deposit. But certain strategies are better than others.
How to invest your way to a bigger home deposit
The housing market is not friendly to would-be buyers without help from mum and dad. So many are turning to the sharemarket for help.
ASX rises; Green Beret behind Cybertruck blast; 6 business trends for 2025
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
7 revealing charts about wealth in Australia
The generational transfer of wealth in Australia is underway, but younger generations are struggling under the burden of high debts.
December 2024
How to calculate your financial freedom number (and why you should)
Do you know the rule of 25? It’s one of the core tenets of the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement – or FIRE – and a useful starting point for mapping out long-term money goals.