Today
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
How to check if your apartment developer is telling fibs
NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler’s ratings are so valuable that some companies are falsely saying they’ve got them when they haven’t even been tested.
- Jimmy Thomson
Yesterday
When ETF ‘equal weight’ strategy goes off balance
The past five years have shown the simplest strategy of all – investing equal amounts in companies in an index – might not suit all markets.
- Jeremy Chunn
This Month
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Interest rate rises test markets, but remember it is a long game
Over the next 12 months at least, fixed income returns will likely match and possibly exceed those of equities.
- John Abernethy
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
The big spending that could keep the US out of recession
The doomsayers were wrong with dire predictions late last year – and they could be off the mark this time, too.
- James Weir
- Opinion
- SMSFs
How to stop your super fund running out of money when you retire
‘De-risking’ your investment strategy is critical as you get older to retain your cash flow requirements and preserve the capital in your SMSF.
- Ben Smythe
- Opinion
- Retirement living
Reached midlife? Time to write the retirement rules
In the second half of life, some things that may have seemed unattainable move within reach, so be curious about what might give your life a greater sense of meaning.
- Bec Wilson
‘Nothing but a retiree’: why Boomers are turning to lifestyle coaches
Dramatic increases in life expectancy mean more years in retirement, but some people find themselves struggling to find worth and meaning.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Bonds
Michele Bullock’s anxiety is growing – with good reason
For the RBA governor, economic surprises, which might otherwise be welcome, could be the worst of all worlds for Australia right now.
- Christopher Joye
You’re rich, but are you family office rich?
Financial advisers are anticipating the transfer of an estimated $3.5 trillion between generations by 2030 to spur more interest in family offices.
- Primrose Riordan
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
What retirees can do now that term deposits are generating tax bills
Retirees who find themselves paying more tax on bank deposits because of rising interest rates can move the money into superannuation.
- John Wasiliev
Investors think these ETFs are a ‘no brainer’ right now
Cash, technology and uranium exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were among the most popular and best performing of the past year, while renewable energy ETFs bombed.
- Joanna Mather
- Opinion
- Gold
Six tips for buying shares in gold companies
Here’s what investors need to think about when considering buying shares in a gold miner.
- Elio D'Amato
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Obesity drug sell-offs based on ‘guess work’
The quandary of equity valuation is demonstrated by the sell-off of CSL and ResMed on a yet-to-be-proven assertion about obesity drugs.
- Giselle Roux
- Opinion
- Interest rates
One in five borrowers is ‘screwed’
The Reserve Bank of Australia likes to spin that “most” borrowers are fine, but between 15 and 20 per cent are in trouble.
- Christopher Joye
- Opinion
- SMSFs
Super to maintain mantle as ‘preferred’ investment vehicle: KPMG
Plans to impose extra tax on super balances over $3 million may not prompt the wholesale revamp of investments that some have suggested, writes Julie Dolan.
- Julie Dolan
The bitcoin v gold tussle is just gearing up
Bitcoin has thumped gold’s returns over the past 14 years, but the jury is still out on which is a better inflation hedge.
- Tom Richardson
‘Game changer’ tax ruling may lead to refunds for family trusts
The AAT ruling potentially questions the past 14 years of tax treatment of about 971,000 family trusts, most of which have corporate beneficiaries.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
Contributing to super can be wiser than drawing a tax-free pension
Should everybody start drawing a pension from their superannuation as soon as they hit 65 to get the tax benefits? Not necessarily.
- John Wasiliev
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Pet owners are winners in strata law overhaul
When NSW apartment blocks were dragged whining and yelping into the pet ownership age, some smarty-pants strata schemes came up with ways to deter fur-babies.
- Jimmy Thomson
‘Don’t catch a falling knife’ and 10 other investing mistakes
Dividend traps, selling winners and buying declining stocks are just a few of the other errors to avoid.
- Tom Richardson
