My one rule | Napoleon Perdis
The cosmetics king was bought up on a lifestyle of working hard and saving money. Now, he has laid the foundation for his family’s financial security.
Is Boom an unlikely buy?
Reasons to suggest that latest share price weakness could be worth buying into.
Full steam ahead for stocks
Dow Jones at fresh highs despite disappointing set of economic numbers.
Recall buys CitiStorage
Deal marks group’s first major acquisition since its demerger from the Brambles Group.
Super tax breaks on chopping block
Tax breaks introduced by the Howard and Keating governments face reversal.
Finbar set to fire up
Company’s Au project in East Perth has reached practical completion and sold out.
Overnight: Wall St flat
US stocks were mixed as the market waits on US non-farm payrolls figures.
Australian Equity Indices
| Points | Change | % Change | Value | Volume |
| S&P;/ASX 200 | 5,458.1 | + 9.3 | + 0.17% | $ 3,247,931,615.0 | 534,948,154.0 |
| ALL ORDINARIES | 5,438.8 | + 8.4 | + 0.15% | $ 3,369,812,952.0 | 685,267,309.0 |
| S&P;/ASX 100 | 4,542.9 | + 9.4 | + 0.21% | $ 2,852,806,525.0 | 324,938,312.0 |
| SMALL ORDS | 2,132.1 | - 9.0 | - 0.42% | $ 474,822,193.0 | 288,115,934.0 |
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Feel rich yet? 265k join top tax brackets
Number of taxpayers in the top two tax brackets growing by 14 per cent a year.
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Market Summary
Currencies
| AUD | USD | EUR | JPY | GBP | |
| AUD |  |
0.9274 | 0.6686 | 94.76 | 0.5497 |
| USD | 1.0777 |  |
0.7209 | 102.18 | 0.5927 |
| EUR | 1.4948 | 1.387 |  |
141.72 | 0.8221 |
| JPY | 0.0105 | 0.0098 | 0.0071 |  |
0.0058 |
| GBP | 1.8178 | 1.6867 | 1.216 | 172.35 |  |
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Shares
Stocks down for week as banks begin reporting
May trading got off to a negative start as investors questioned whether the biggest bank stocks can continue to rise and the biggest miners come under pressure from falling iron ore prices.
Is Boom an unlikely buy?
Reasons to suggest that latest share price weakness could be worth buying into.
Finbar set to fire up
Company’s Au project in East Perth has reached practical completion and sold out.
Property
My one rule | Napoleon Perdis
The cosmetics king was bought up on a lifestyle of working hard and saving money. Now, he has laid the foundation for his family’s financial security.
Where to find a better home loan
What you do for a living or the size of your loan can help you secure a better deal.
Baby boomers stuck in their homes
Lack of suitable housing for downsizing is keeping elder generation in their homes for longer.
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Fixed Income
RBA must move on $A
If the RBA truly wants a cheaper $A it needs to reinstigate its jawboning tactics.
Bonds, shares in conflict
It’s hard to know what to do when the sharemarket and bond market tell two radically different tales.
Fed tapers another $US10bn
US central banks continues to trim the pace of bond purchases and plans to keep going..
Specialist Investments
ATO moves in on Bitcoin
Taxation office set to consult with key figures in the growing Bitcoin industry.
Iron ore nears two-year low
Concerns re-emerge about Chinese demand and perceived oversupply from Vale.
Have dividend ETFs had their day?
It was a successful period for dividend-yielding exchange-traded funds in 2013, but investors hoping for more of the same should beware.
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Market Intelligence
‘Yield play’ has another 15 years left
Investors looking to get set in long-term equity positions should consider defensive strategies such as high-quality, large caps and dividend-yielding stocks.
Volatility is not back
The sell-off in tech stocks took the investors on a wild ride, but the market hasn’t been that volatile.
Debt levy to start at $80k
Plan to bring the budget back to surplus will take 1 per cent off workers in the 37¢ tax bracket.
Superannuation
Super tax breaks on chopping block
Tax breaks introduced by the Howard and Keating governments face reversal.
Expect pension pain
Rising life expectancies mean our present age pension system is unsustainable. Things must change.
How to beat super death duties
Tax may be payable on certain assets, including super benefits, on death. Here’s how to avoid it.
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New Investor
The boys from Bermuda worth watching
Bermuda-based Zeta Resources has made a big statement by buying into Panoramic Resources.
BHP, Rio may not offer the right Asian exposure
Profiting from the Asian growth story going forward may not be as simple as it once was.
The thorn in Thorn’s side
Group really hasn’t reaped the benefits of its diversification and market position.