Money
Investing
Fake celebrity endorsements is scammers' latest deception
Investment scams cost Australians more than dating scams as incidences of fake celebrity endorsements increases by four times since the start of this year.
- by John Collett
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Opinion
Shares
Tech investors are getting carried away
Innovation is wonderful, but investment in it shouldn't be at any price.
- by Scott Phillips
Managed funds
Former Macquarie stock pickers hit the market for $378m fund float
A team of former Macquarie Group stock pickers will test their appeal for retail investors on Monday when they launch the IPO for a long/short Australian equities fund that is quarantined from the market turmoil.
- by Colin Kruger
Shares Race
Fairfax's Duke opens handy lead in one-year Shares Race
Geospatial map technology company, Nearmap, held by race leader Jennifer Duke, continues to be the best-performing tip.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Home loans
The lessons of the GFC, 10 years on
The global financial crisis and subsequent economic recovery demonstrate the wisdom of staying on track when things get tough.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
World markets
Proof that trying to avoid the next market crash will cost you money
Success in investment is driven by your time in the market, not by timing markets.
- by Robin Bowerman
Shares Race
Joan Ponsford wins the six-week Shares Race
Due to lower returns on the Australian sharemarket, only two of our eight racers finished the six-week race in the black
- by John Collett
Shares
Higher company profits, but mum and dad shareholders miss out
The shares favoured by small investors have underperformed the broader Australian sharemarket over the past year.
- by John Collett
Shares Race
Market turbulence leaves Shares Race wide open
Australian shares have a taken a beating this week, which has shuffled the leaderboard of the Share Race with only one week to go in the six-week race.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Sharemarket
The next sharemarket crash is coming. Here's what to do about it
A classic weakness of the average investor is complacency.
- by Marcus Padley
Property development
Tax regime hinders build-to-rent sector
The burgeoning build-to-rent sector is being hamstrung by taxation issues even before the first property has been approved.
- by Carolyn Cummins