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shares v propertyProperty Investing

Analysis reveals Australian property investors have been comparing apples with oranges when claiming houses beat shares as long-term investments.

Why shares beat property by a ‘country mile’

Analysis reveals Australian property investors have been comparing apples with oranges when claiming houses beat shares as long-term investments.

Chris Brycki

performance comparisonInvesting

US share indices have not just outperformed Australian shares this year, they have beaten them out the door

The investors backing the wrong sharemarket

Does Australia’s bigger dividend-paying sharemarket really deliver the best return for investors?

golden runInvesting

Gold versus bitcoin as an investment – when the chips were down, the final result was all too clear

Is bitcoin really ‘digital gold’? Why cryptocurrency is failing the test

The rise of crypto presented a serious challenge to gold, but the last 12 months have proved decisive for investors.

new kingsThe Wall Street Journal

Concept of making money and getting rich, with a businessman who faces his fortune, spreading his arms.

The private-equity billionaires dethroning Wall Street’s old guard

Wall Street’s power has shifted as private-market institutions take over from old-line legacy banks.

Andy Serwer

Investment gainsInvesting

9 December 2025; a photo comp of the ASX board and houses in Perth. Artwork by Emilia Tortorella. Sources: supplied and iStock. Ratio 4:3.

Property or shares? The No.1 investment of the past 25 years

We analysed stockmarket and house price growth over the first quarter of this century, and the biggest winners may surprise you.

Investment strategiesPersonal Finance

Two smiling women, a mother and daughter, holding new house keys and a paper house model, celebrating the excitement of moving into their apartment filled with moving boxes and plants; housing generic

How parents can build a six-figure home deposit for their kids

The bank of mum and dad can use this simple strategy to help get their children on the property ladder. But starting early is key.

ones to watchThe Wall Street Journal

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 02, 2025 in New York City. After losing over 400 points on the first day of December, the market began to recover with the Dow up over 120 points in morning trading. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The 12 best US stocks of 2025, and the three looking wobbly

Wall Street’s hottest stocks have delivered extraordinary gains this year, but a few may be running out of steam.

Al Root

investment outlookInvesting

AI market disruption and Artificial intelligence changing the stock market and creating a new crisis or financial turbulence as an investing challenge as a volatile economy.

Why the AI dream could turn into a market nightmare in 2026

This fund manager says investors need to prepare for lower returns as the AI boom faces an inevitable reckoning over unsustainable costs.

Roger Montgomery

compensation dilemmaSuperannuation

Dollar Symbol flows into a bottomless funnel. Picture: iStock

Who should pay for the First Guardian and Shield fiasco?

The fund failures, linked with the biggest investment scandal in decades, involves $1bn in super savings. It surely puts the affair in a special category.

ones to watchThe Wall Street Journal

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on December 1, 2025. European and US stock markets turned lower Monday as investors awaited key US data that could play a role in Federal Reserve deliberations ahead of an expected cut to interest rates next week. Wall Street began the final month of the year on the back foot, with the blue-chip Dow sliding 0.6 percent. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Finding a diamond in the rough in 2025’s biggest stock losers

Wall Street analysts are still believers in at least some of the 12 worst-performing US stocks, and there is one in particular that could turn around next year.

Al Root

Struggling sharesInvesting

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The dozen blue-chip ASX stocks trading at deep discounts

Plenty of Australia’s 50 biggest stocks have been struggling, so should investors seek a bargain buy or look elsewhere?

money movesInvesting

Financial advisors Cathy Ding Garth Hu photography by Nick Cubbin

Top advisers are shaking up how the wealthy invest

Former Morgan Stanley stars Garth Hu and Cathy Ding argue investors are missing out on better returns by clinging to familiar investments, as they break their silence on their new venture.

Overseas investingInvesting

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The top global markets tipped to outperform the ASX

Local investors are pouring more than $1bn a month into global shares as overseas markets outpace the ASX. Experts reveal their top offshore investment picks.

market shiftsInvesting

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Are we approaching peak ETFs?

Any sharemarket drop – or drift in prices – in the months ahead will offer no quarter to the new wave of investors in exchange-traded funds.

investment strategiesWealth

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How to build a portfolio that survives any market

The ultra-wealthy have sophisticated investment tools at their disposal, but these three simple rules matter more when it comes to keeping your portfolio out of trouble.

Scott Haslem

‘power panic’Investing

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 13, 2025 in New York City. A day after setting a record high, the Dow plunged nearly 800 points as concerns over the financial health of major technology companies grew. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Why the AI boom could leave investors licking their wounds

The description of the AI boom rendering the US a ‘one-legged’ economy could be apt.

Roger Montgomery

Top 150 advisersInvesting

Partners Wealth Group managing director Mathew Cassidy, who took the No 1 position in the 2025 Barron's 150 Top Financial Advisers, investors should be willing to take profits as share prices reach record levels.

‘Trim it’: Top adviser’s warning on market highs

The No 1 financial adviser in this year’s Barron’s Top 150 shares a $5m cautionary tale as global markets hover at record levels.

Top 150 AdvisersCapital Gains

The financial advice industry is splitting.

Advisers abandon ‘mums and dads’ for wealthy clients

The financial advice industry is splitting. At the top end, high fees and customised service go hand-in-hand while at the other end, it’s a disappointing scramble for average earners.

Top 150 AdvisersInvesting

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Why your financial adviser doesn’t rate bitcoin

Despite inherent volatility, cryptocurrency is worth about $5 trillion. Yet, not a single financial adviser we spoke to will tell clients to invest in it. Here’s why.

Top 150 AdvisersCapital Gains

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How wealthy women invest, and how it’s changing everything

The number of high-net-worth women in Australia is growing at double the pace of men, and female investors will control $3.2 trillion as the great wealth transfer plays out.

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

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