Wealth

Stockmarket predictionsInvesting

Australian shares tipped to outperform the US next year

Ahead of launching a new ETF, investment manager Jun Bei Liu sees a bright outlook for Aussie stocks, although not everyone agrees.

Anthony Keane

Ultimate luxuryThe Wall Street Journal

Invisible elite: the ultrarich spending a fortune to avoid the hoi polloi

Wielding their soaring fortunes, the ultra-wealthy are forging an exclusive existence, moving in increasingly private spheres to bypass the indignities of public life.

Arian Campo-Flores

Top 150 AdvisersCapital Gains

Why talking cash is cool

While Baby Boomers guard their financial privacy like a state secret, under-30s are broadcasting the value of their investments to millions of strangers online.

Julie-anne Sprague

Top 150 advisersCapital Gains

The biggest mistakes that can cost you in retirement

Leading wealth advisers expose the hidden traps derailing retirement plans and what you can do to avoid them.

Staff writers

Top 150 AdvisersCapital Gains

From courtside to capital: Netball’s $10m power play

Australia’s most-capped netball player has partnered with a pioneering investor to try and secure $10m in funding that could change the face of the sport forever.

Helen Trinca

CommentaryWealth

Data centres, AI and hype missing in action at old-school investing gala

It’s easy to get caught up in the latest fads. Tech is booming, so much so there’s warnings about a bubble. Yet not one of the 10 Sohn investment ideas is Australian, unless you count gold.

Julie-anne Sprague

private markets warningInvesting

Questions over unlisted markets as some big investors sell out

Unlisted assets have been lucrative for very rich investors, but mum and dad may be at the back of the queue if the sector hits trouble.

James Kirby

handling wealthPersonal Finance

Why married couples are now signing ‘mid-nups’

Forget prenups – these mid-marriage agreements are the new must-have insurance for couples long after saying ‘I do’.

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Super hackSuperannuation

The super trick workers are now ignoring

Salary sacrificing promises instant tax savings and a bigger nest egg, but it seems to have lost its lustre. Here’s why.

Anthony Keane

commentaryPersonal Finance

Childcare crisis set to widen women’s $1.5m wealth gap

Revelations of abuse at childcare centres are threatening to reverse a decade of hard-fought gains for working mothers.

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

nowhere to moveProperty Investing

The hidden factor driving home prices and a property gridlock

Buoyant housing markets should see sellers lining up to offload their homes but they are not coming to the party.

James Kirby

financial trapThe Wall Street Journal

How to make it work when adult kids move back home

Financial advisers suggest parents set rules when grown-up children return to the nest to protect their retirement plans.

Alice Kantor

Technology impactPersonal Finance

How to stop your digital assets dying with you

Crypto and other digital assets are becoming bigger parts of wills and inheritances, creating fresh issues for families.

Anthony Keane

CGT under pressureInvesting

The next potential wealth tax coming for investors

With the new super tax in the bag, the Treasurer has been gifted an open door to more wealth taxes with a new Senate inquiry into capital gains tax.

James Kirby

asset allocationInvesting

Bonds are back in play to strengthen your portfolio

PIMCO’s Australian head explains why bonds have become compelling investments again, and why the RBA may not be done cutting interest rates.

Adam Bowe

Cash savingsPersonal Finance

Why term deposits can shine again for savers

A return to the bad old days of term deposit interest rates under 0.5 per cent is highly unlikely, as savers and retirees celebrate.

Anthony Keane

digital gold rushInvesting

Crypto’s surprising new investors challenge old stereotypes

The digital currency dominated by young traders is attracting a new cohort of investors, and they’re approaching the market in completely different ways.

Julie-anne Sprague

divorce tipsPersonal Finance

The five things to do before uttering ‘I want a divorce’

A hidden bank account saved a financial adviser when her marriage ended. Now she’s warning others about protecting themselves before divorce.

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

tax hitRetirement

Older workers hit by sky-high tax slug

The super and pension system is littered with unfair tax rules. Perhaps the biggest is penalising older Australians for working, especially as more of them start retiring with debt.

James Kirby

Fund failuresBusiness

Doubts that super fund cooling-off plan would stop scandals

The financial advice association says adding a cooling-off period to super switching may do little to protect consumers from fund collapses like Shield and First Guardian.

Cliona O'Dowd

investor tipsProperty Investing

Top property buying tactics in a booming market

As home prices continue to climb, here are insider tricks savvy buyers use to secure homes in a competitive market.

James Gerrard

housing outlookProperty Investing

Pumping the brakes on rate cuts won’t curtail home prices

The Reserve Bank’s rate pause isn’t expected to slow surging property prices. But if rates move higher, that’s a different story.

James Kirby

Chasing flight rewardsPersonal Finance

The wild status credit quests of frequent-flyer fanatics

From midnight flights to $600 champagne splurges, The Australian’s frequent-flyer readers share the extraordinary lengths they’ll go to for airline status.

Anthony Keane

market warningInvesting

What investors can do about the ‘biggest stockmarket bubble ever’

The question is not whether acting results in missing potential gains, it’s whether you’ll regret not acting and having to work for another six or seven years, instead of retiring in two, as a result.

Roger Montgomery

Life insurancePersonal Finance

Insurance for cancer, heart attacks and strokes hits the sick list

The rising cost of living means many people are cutting back on critical illness cover, yet it is a financial lifeline they might need.

Anthony Keane

one to watchThe Wall Street Journal

Why Chinese stocks are getting harder to ignore

Chinese equities are outperforming US equities by roughly two to one, while still offering more tempting value than richly priced American stocks.

Teresa Rivas

Unfair super taxesSuperannuation

Super trap catches 700,000 retirees in silver tsunami

Older Australians who stop working but fail to inform their super funds of their retirement are paying 15 per cent tax on their super when it should be tax-free.

James Kirby

plan earlyRetirement

The financial risk that often is overlooked in retirement

These are the steps you should take now to get your finances in order and protect your wealth.

James Gerrard

CPI jumpNation

Home prices rise ahead of likely rate pause

Property prices re-accelerated in the nation’s two largest housing markets through October, with buyer competition in the spring selling season causing values to surge.

Mackenzie Scott

Interest ratesPersonal Finance

The dirty dozen inflation spikes that cancelled a Cup Day rate cut

Rising inflation has ruined chances of an early Christmas gift for people with home loans. See the 12 biggest cost culprits.

Anthony Keane

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