David Potts

David Potts

David Potts is personal finance writer and Money columnist

HOUSE PROUD

Are four walls still safe as houses?

David Potts Unlike the share market, property is unlikely to plummet but will prices keep on climbing?

GETTING AHEAD

Line ball call when it comes to tax breaks

David Potts Will property or shares enable you to make the best use of current tax rules?

SHARES RACE

Front-runner defies market shocker to end in the black

David Potts A rough week fails to deter our ace.

BANKING ON IT

Buyers beware in banks' stock clearance sales

The Big Four banks are having a clearance sale.

David Potts It might look tempting, but don't rush in to buy.

Numbers

More people handed over money as retail sales rose 0.7 per cent in the month.

David Potts Here are the numbers you need.

GETTING AHEAD

Don't think cat food, think comfortable

How many of these will you need when you retire?

David Potts Maybe less than $1 million in super will give you an 'adequate' retirement lifestyle - but who wants 'adequate'?

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Experience tells as 80-somethings bag bragging rights

David Potts Winners shrug off a late challenge.

TRAGIC NUMBER

Why the dollar is heading for 60-something

The Aussie dollar and the Australian cricket team both find 60 disappointing.

David Potts A new low for cricket is one thing – but what happens when our dollar hits the same dismal number?

FULL DISCLOSURE

Companies' progress on parade

Ready for action: the reporting season is likely to show profit results for the past financial year that are much better than some gloomy forecasts.

David Potts Forget the gloomy forecasts - this reporting season may bring some pleasant surprises.

GETTING AHEAD

Form-filling is worth all the pain if a tax refund’s on the cards

David Potts The choice is yours when it comes to taking advantage of that hard-earned refund.

The dartboard set to strike as sharemarket bounces back

David Potts All our challengers enjoy a strong week, with six of the eight also beating the overall market.

SOMETHING IN RESERVE

Last of the rate cuts for home owners

The Reserve Bank deserves credit for entertaining an official cash rate of 2 per cent when economists were predicting it would rise.

David Potts The markets are tipping one final fling by the Reserve Bank with a rate cut in April next year.

The numbers you need

David Potts The week by the numbers.

Inflation, business sales and house prices by the numbers

Confidence has risen following the federal budget, the NAB business survey shows.

David Potts From the rate of inflation to Sydney's median house – we've got all the numbers.

GETTING AHEAD

Gold on the ropes is a positive sign

In the long term gold has proven to be a dubious investment, but it still offers a better return than Bitcoin.

David Potts Gold's falling price points to the US Federal Reserve getting closer to raising rates.

STORE WARS

Winners and losers in trolley wars

Shop in the evenings and you're more likely to pick up specials in perishables.

David Potts Competition is making life tough for the big players but it’s a boon for shoppers.

Early signs of profit reporting season lift hopes for tipsters

David Potts Chartist Richard Pritchard seemed unbeatable until he was knocked off his perch.

LOAN

Watchdog bites into boom

David Potts New rules being imposed by the banking regulator will hit first-home buyers.

GETTING AHEAD

How to make the most of a low-return world

Global trends in the marketplace can put the squeeze on retirement funds.

David Potts As if markets bobbing about weren't enough, the word is they'll be giving less as well.

Numbers u need

David Potts Numbers to help you grow.