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How to find a 'safe' investment return of 9pc
Investing in shares can be volatile, but in the long term it's a safer bet than money in the bank.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Redbubble lifts Money reader to Shares Race victory
In a period of heightened volatility, nearly all the players managed to outperform the All Ordinaries Index.
How to invest for children and grandchildren
A major stumbling block for parents investing on behalf of children is the punitive tax rates for children.
- by Noel Whittaker
Dealing with a market correction
Is the latest share market correction an indicator of worse times ahead or just a temporary set-back?
- by Daryl Dixon
The little-known way for renters to get their bond back
Comments flooded in from both tenants and landlords.
- by John Collett
Secret of 'smart money'? Being rich enough you can afford to do nothing
A lot of supposedly smart professionals do some very dumb things, and a lot of non-professional investors do some very clever things.
- by Marcus Padley
The risk of not taking enough risk in investment
Low risk investments are great … unless they bring low returns.
- by Scott Phillips
Money editor hits the lead as markets tumble
It's been the week from hell on sharemarkets, with lower share prices around the globe following the sell-off on Wall Street, but it's not all bad news for our tipsters.
- by John Collett
Apply the secret of compounding to debt and savings
Albert Einstein called compound interest "the eighth miracle of the world" because its effects really do appear miraculous.
- by Noel Whittaker
Share dump is opportunity to make money, say investment gurus
Australia's benchmark share index has fallen by about 5 per cent this week, wiping about $84 billion from the market's value, but fund managers insist shareholders should remain calm.
- by John Collett
Believer not fazed by cryptocurrency volatility, despite it being a 'bubble'
There's a lot of belief among the tech savvy, particularly those with a libertarian bent, in the power of crypto-assets, such as cryptocurrencies, to get governments and their regulations and banks and their fees out of their lives.
- by John Collett