Boom in savings awareness
THE ongoing volatility in financial markets has prompted a massive increased awareness toward retirement savings.
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Average Australian now worth $254,000
FORGET high interest rates and petrol prices, new statistics suggest Australians have never been wealthier.
Tips on living well in tough times
PETROL prices and interest rates are going up while our ability to afford the basics is going down – here are some tips to living well on a budget.
The early bird catches the cash
SHARE markets are sinking, superannuation is slumping and interest rates are rising. The last thing on most people’s minds is the end of the financial year.
Is now a good time to invest in banks?
BANK shares have been on the skids this year – is it the right time to buy? Tim Blue reports
Protecting the vital nest egg
ALTHOUGH shares and property trusts have plummeted since last November selling all your shares now is generally not a good idea.
It’s time to save yourself
SAVERS are becoming an endangered species in Australia, as a “buy now and worry later” mentality takes hold.
Borrowing for booms can lead to busts
TOO much borrowed money is one of the main forces driving the current bear market in shares.
Stocks rise as investors weather storm
TOP stock watchers say the sharemarket’s recovery since early March is a sign that long-term investors are at last returning to the table,
Stay calm in torrid market times
WHEN trying to cope with volatile market times, investors should focus on fundamentals and think long-term.
Turn wine into wealth
INVESTING in wine can be a risky business — especially if you don’t padlock the cellar, writes Erica Thompson.
Follow the stairs, not the yoyo
THE share market has often been described as like a man walking up stairs while playing with a yoyo, writes Anthony Keane.
Small caps ready for take-off
ALL share investors were hammered in the summer of 2007-2008, but investors in small-cap stocks were particularly hard-hit.
Time to snap up a bargain?
INVESTORS who have been belted by sinking share prices in the past few months should take heart from the words of the newly-crowned world’s richest man, Warren Buffett.
Stalking the next big thing
DON’T just sit on your money waiting for the share market to bounce back, the `next big thing’ could be just around the corner.
Investors may create bubble in oil, metals
SPECULATIVE bubbles may be forming in commodity markets as investors seek safe havens from uncertain stock markets.
Cutting through the advice red tape
THE amount of paperwork you have to wade through before buying a financial product could soon be drastically reduced.
Reporting season worst in four years
THE financial reporting season has been a mixed and messy affair, with companies missing targets and being pessimistic about the future.
Margin loans and short selling explained
MARGIN loans, short selling and stock lending have combined to cause severe difficulties for certain stocks – we explain how they work.
Bargains abound in equities bloodbath
DESPITE the bloodbath that has engulfed the US financial services sector, an equities analyst is gingerly picking through the sector for stocks to…
Take a chance at the margins
IF we’re at or near the bottom of this share price rout, then borrowing to invest and preparing for the eventual rising market makes sense.
IPOs still all the rage despite credit crunch
ACTIVITY was buoyant in the Australian IPO stakes last year, with December the busiest month in seven years.
Tips to navigate a stormy market
INVESTORS anxious about recent losses and what the future holds for would benefit from learning more about how investing works.
Margin loans not deterring investors
INVESTORS in margin loans have had a torrid six weeks yet appear to be emerging bloodied but unbeaten.
Struggling banks a long term bet
IF you believe a week is a long time in politics, try the stock market for size, writes Anna Fenech.
Anonymity is lost in the wash
AUSTRALIANS will now be subject to the toughest scrutiny and anti-money laundering laws in the world.
How the slowing US economy affects you
INTEREST rates are rising in Australia, but falling in the US. How much sway does the US economy have on what happens here?
Rate rises to hit stock valuations
THE threat of more rate rises is likely to pressure the share market as more investors turn to cash and seek out defensive stocks.
Insider trading rife in Australia
INSIDER trading has become “part of the system”, with regular lifts in share prices in the days before any official announcements.
Investors urged to ignore bad news
IF THE only thing to fear is fear itself, investors should not be worried about this year’s double-digit share market slide.
Different ways the US pain hurts
The US can sneeze and China will stop us from catching cold? Look at Boral’s profit and the $13bn sliced off the value of the Big Five banks.
Auditors take eyes off the property ball
THE AUDITORS of collapsed property investment companies failed investors, a consumer advocate says.
ATO gets tougher on tax loss share sales
SELLING then re-buying shares to lock in a capital loss has been a grey tax area for years, but has just been given a red carded by the ATO.
Property vs shares – where to invest?
THE share market and credit volatility will affect both home owners and investors, but is property the best place to park your cash?
Trading in a volatile market
ONLINE brokers crashed when the share market plummeted more than 7 per cent in one day last month, writes Robin Bromby.
No implosion – this is not 1987 or 1989 revisited
THE recent market volatility has impacted investor confidence, but is not a sign of systemic problems that will lead to a market bust.
Sinking share market floats
PLANNED share market floats around the world are still being pulled down thanks to the rediscovery of volatility.
Learn to grin and bear volatility
IT’S likely to be a bumpy ride on the market for the next few months, but experts are urging investors to put fear to one side.
After chaos, buyers dig deep for BHP
WHATEVER panic gripped the market recently, the sensible view is that strong Chinese demand for commodities means now is a good time to buy into resources companies.
Crash, bounce – so what just happened?
NOW what was all that about? The share market getting thumped $100 billion, then coming straight back $50 billion?
The lure of gold
AS share prices tumble, more investors are putting their money back into gold, which recently hit a record high of $US915 an ounce.
Selling overdone amid doom, say analysts
HOLD tight and wait for signs of a rally as the Australian share market continues its worst yearly start to trading in decades.
Market bears in sight – no bull
THE speed and savagery of the market falls over the past two weeks should leave nobody in doubt that the bears are in charge at the moment.
Bargains to be had in share shakeout
THE share market has started the New Year in same jittery mindset as it ended 2007, so investors need to target cheap shares in companies immune to the credit.
Is 2008 the year of the bear?
MARKET watchers say more volatility is likely this year, but we are still in for solid, but not spectacular, gains in most asset classes.
Testing year ahead for investors
INVESTORS may find themselves reaching for their umbrellas this year as the storm clouds that gathered in 2007 threaten to break.
Best investments of 2007
THE past year was a case of 2007 of the good Aussie shares, the bad global shares and the ugly property trusts.
Corporate collapses burn investors
THE $630mn collapses of Australian Capital Reserve and Fincorp in 2007 caught some of the same people who lost money in Westpoint in 2006
Local share market in good shape
THE ASX’s outperformance of Wall Street indicates Australia has a good chance of escaping fallout from the sub-prime loans implosion in the US
The hot stocks of 2008
AS the year winds down, Australia’s leading analysts give the inside word on the hottest stocks for 2008.
Brokers subdued on 2008 outlook
IT’S that time of year when the crystal balls come out to see what 2008 holds in store, and most brokers are notably downbeat.
Budgeting a debt-free Christmas
CHRISTMAS doesn’t need to be a huge financial pain if you spend within your means and don’t rack up too much debt.
Stringing along an investment
YOU can invest in just about everything nowadays – even vintage violins. The Fine Violins Fund has already raised $30m and aims to raise $100m.
Consumers willing to pay to go green
AUSTRALIANS strongly support a carbon emissions trading scheme and would be discouraged from working for, investing in or buying from companies with…
Shareholders get bolshy
AUSTRALIAN investors shrugged off a reputation for docility this AGM season, particularly when it came to voting on executive payouts.
Plea to join global carbon trading scheme
A GROUP of powerful institutional investors want to link Australia’s emissions scheme to a global trading scheme to create a more liquid market.
Setting kids a good financial example
ONE of the biggest barriers preventing children from learning good financial skills is their parents, according to research.
Top 20 a rock solid investment
A SET-AND-FORGET investor could have bought some of the nation’s top companies and pocketed returns of up to 29pc a year, with minimal risk.
Get your share of the pie
WITH hopes of another interest rate cut in the US helping to ease credit concerns, the outlook for shares remains relatively positive.
Warning call for complex products
THE risks and costs of financial products are too complicated for many consumers to understand and may need to be spelt out by governments.
Baby-boomers running out of money
AS MANY as half of Australia’s baby boomers will run out of money in retirement and be reliant on the old-age pension, an expert has warned.
Fight against share register pirates
A CAMPAIGN has been created to increase shareholder privacy and stop share register “pirates” having free access to personal investor details.
‘Handful’ of stocks help market recovery
ANALYSTS are warning the share market is fragile, and its recovery from the credit crunch is based on only a handful of large-cap companies.
Shelling out for private school
THE cost of a private education is rising by double the rate of inflation and taking the best schools out of many parents’ reach.
Follow your instincts and lose out
RELYING on your instincts or following the pack could be costing you money, by getting out of investments too early and missing the boat on others.
Top ten investment traps
IT’S human nature to make mistakes, and while learning is part of becoming a good investor, seeing what has burnt others can save you plenty.
Art of investment
FINDING an art piece that moves you and building a collection takes time, but can be lucrative investment.
50 painless ways to save cash
THE latest interest rate rise has hit nearly everyone in the hip pocket. Here we list 50 pain-free tips to ease the strain on your wallet and credit card.
School cost pressures passed on
RISING education costs means grandparents could be increasingly asked to dip into their savings to help pay for their grandchildren’s schooling.
ASIC taps trustees
ASIC has insisted trustess have a role to play in preventing collapses like Westpoint.
Global funds can be traded like stock
EXCHANGE traded funds offer a way to buy international stocks and get a piece of big name global firms.
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