THRIFTOBER
Fill closet, don't empty the wallet
Sylvia Pennington Whether it's for a special occasion, such as the races, or for more day-to-day wear, there are lots of ways to save in style.
Local bourse will suffer if US defaults
JOHN COLLETT The picture is a worrying one for Australian investors if the impasse with the US debt ceiling is not resolved by the Thursday deadline.
GETTING STARTED: Go on, get involved - AGMs can be fun
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Home loan dilemma: to fix or not to fix
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Features
QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
All eyes on 99-year-old Harley
James Cockington Two significant Australian collections of classic and vintage motorcycles are being put up for sale.
THE 'HONEST' BROKER
What does money mean to you?
Marcus Padley Money is an amazing motivator; it causes us to do astonishing things. But does it make us happy?
GETTING SETTLED
Markets are hot, but don't be pressured
Residential real estate markets are running hot, with clearance rates at 90 per cent in Sydney and 80 per cent in Melbourne.
THE CHARTIST
The bond that ties
Rod Myer The US Quantative Easing program has been so big it has changed the normal relationship between shares and bonds.
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
The dark art of short selling
Nathan Bell Whatever you think of the morality, shorting stocks is a dangerous game with potentially unlimited losses.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Pension capitalisation taxable for under 60s
GEORGE COCHRANE My wife and I have our own SMSF. Can she 'commute' the pension and take capital out?
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ASK NOEL
Share trust an option for young saver
Noel Whittaker I am 17 and left school a bit over a year ago. I have managed to save $10,000 and was wondering what I should do with it?
UNDER THE RADAR
A good investment, but has business grown too fast?
Richard Hemming Shares in iProperty have doubled in value in the past three months but some insiders say it's gone too far, too fast.
GETTING STARTED
Go on, get involved - AGMs can be fun
David Potts The remuneration report is enticing shareholders to show up for the free entertainment of watching executives squirm.
HOT STOCK
Litigation proves an asset for IMF (Australia)
Greg Smith Law suit funder offers a unique investment opportunity and with stock trading at about eight times consensus earnings-per-share estimates it's a bargain too.