Money
Investing
Shares: Is it safe to wade back into the market?
The share market is up four per cent already in January, more than making up for the losses from the final six weeks of last year.
- by Scott Phillips
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Shares
What we are buying now that the market has turned
This is the story of why we outperformed, why we underperformed and what we are buying now that the market has turned.
- by Marcus Padley
Shares Race
New faces in starting line-up for first Shares Race of 2019
It will be a tough six weeks for our Shares Race players, with the Australian share market weighed down by fears of a trade war between the United States and China.
World markets
Time to buy? Better year tipped for investors after woeful 2018
The year just gone is one investors will want to forget. The good news is market watchers expect this year to be better.
- by John Collett & Stephen Miles
Opinion
Property prices
Challenges for the property market ahead
Both investor and owner-occupiers are expecting further price falls, adding to market uncertainty.
- by Daryl Dixon
Opinion
Sharemarket
I'm a former stockbroker who no longer believes in picking stocks
When overseas financial markets fell sharply in October followed by the ASX plunging to a two-year low in November, the response by Australian investors was predictable.
- by Will Allen
Opinion
Sharemarket
When investing, focus on what really matters
The key to investment success is asset allocation – that is, what type of investments you make.
- by Paul Benson
Opinion
Sharemarket
Stocks for your Christmas stocking
They’re not a traditional gift, but here are five stocks that are poised to keep giving.
- by Scott Phillips
Opinion
Sharemarket
Market slump an opportunity because 'there's nothing terribly wrong'
The recent 13.2 per cent fall in the ASX 200 has caused us all to do some hard thinking.
- by Marcus Padley
Shares Race
Jennifer Duke wins the long Shares Race after leading all year
What a year it has been for investors in Australian shares with the market finishing lower than it started. Only one of our Shares Race participants has managed to finish the year above water
- by John Collett
Opinion
Sharemarket
There's never been a better time to be an investor
We focus time and energy on whether it is a good time in the market cycle to invest, but lose sight of the big picture.
- by Catherine Robson