How inflation cruelled these women’s dreams of investing like Buffett
Natasha Loosemore, 22, started investing in the sharemarket last November, but four months later she decided to stop.
The then-childcare worker had just moved out of home and in with her partner. After months of high inflation, Ms Loosemore, who now works in insurance, is struggling to justify investing $1000 a month. She still holds her investments in BHP, Telstra, Woolworths and the Vanguard Australian shares ETF, but has stopped putting further money in, for now.
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