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Using your funds to top up your offset account can save you plenty of money in the long run.

I’m in my 40s with $60,000 saved. What should I do with it?

With such a significant amount saved, you have numerous options, though some will yield better returns than others.

  • Paul Benson

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Economists expect the Australian dollar to climb throughout the year.

Petrol prices and interest rate cuts at risk as dollar hits record low

A plummeting Australian dollar could force a rethink of interest rate cuts and increase the cost of essential items, market analysts have warned.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Stockpickers face growing competition and pressure on fees from lower-cost investment managers.

Australia’s rock star stock pickers need a better 2025, they might not get one

As billions flow into superannuation giants and exchange-traded funds, the ASX-listed homes to rock star stock-pickers will need to evolve or perish.

  • Clancy Yeates
Nasdaq, one of the “Magnificent Seven” companies, bore the brunt of last week’s selling.

ASX dips in a quiet session after tech wobbles on Wall Street

A sell-off in the world’s largest technology companies has taken the shine off the Australian sharemarket keen to close out a stellar year.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Alex Vynokur, the chief executive of Betashares.

Money manager Betashares plans Asian expansion after blockbuster year

Exchange-traded funds have had a banner year globally, with record fund inflows. Betashares, one of the fastest growing ETF providers in Australia, says there’s much more room to grow.

  • Anne Hyland
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Elon Musk will hold great influence over the fate of global markets in 2025.

Trump, Bitcoin and China: The booms and busts awaiting the ASX in 2025

Australia’s market analysts have forecast steady growth for the domestic sharemarket in 2025, despite looming uncertainties hanging over the next 12 months.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
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Donald Trump’s victory in November turbocharged the crypto market, sparking a record-breaking rally.

Crypto cool, ‘El Loco’ and a 2900 per cent gain in 20 seconds

The booming crypto-investment complex left traditional finance in the dust, Argentina’s libertarian president proved his naysayers wrong, and Tesla’s share rally. Here are the 11 wild trades of 2024.

  • Dave Liedtka, Emily Graffeo, Vildana Hajric, Natalia Kniazhevich, Kevin Simauchi, Davison Santana, Vinícius Andrade, Ye Xie, Yiqin Shen, Carmen Arroyo, Reshmi Basu, Iris Ouyang, Tasos Vossos and Matthew Burgess
Wall Street recovered from an early wobble as the heavyweight technology stocks spurred a rebound.

US tech stock rally brings Christmas Eve cheer to ASX

The Australian sharemarket closed high on Christmas Eve making the most of the rally from some of the world’s largest technology companies.

  • Hannah Kennelly
A Guzman y Gomez outlet in Sydney.

Rolled gold burritos, AI mania and ‘mother of all bubbles’ were big business in 2024

It proved to be a volatile year for the big end of town, but it’s investors who face a day of reckoning.

  • Colin Kruger
The ASX eked out another gain in the lead up to Christmas.

ASX tumbles again, scotching hopes of Santa rally

The Australian sharemarket had another poor day on Friday, and the bourse has declined 2.8 per cent over the week.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo

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