Money
Investing
Investing is more like poker than chess
We often don’t have all the financial information; others' cards are obscured from us and decisions can carry expensive consequences
- by Catherine Robson
Latest
Sharemarket
How to be a happy investor
Here are a few resolutions you might try to lift your performance and experience in the stock market
- by Marcus Padley
Ask an expert
Weighing up the value of gold and silver as separate asset classes
When you buy gold, or silver, you are taking a punt that the price will go up
- by Noel Whittaker
Shares Race
Ellis extends lead with one week to go
With one week to go in the six week shares race, it's odd on that Angie Ellis, who has won the race more than any other competitor, will add one more title to her already impressive record
- by John Collett
Federal budget
Infrastructure firms, small business suppliers winners from budget
It’s a pre-election Budget but here’s what could happen if the government is returned
- by Scott Phillips
Shares Race
Advance Nanotek helps Ellis to increase her lead
With two weeks to go in the six-week Shares Race, there is still time for second-placed Chris Conway to overtake race leader Angie Ellis
- by John Collett
Property investment
Avoiding those costly rental property deduction mistakes
The ATO is looking to narrow the gap between $47.4-billion in tax deductions related to property, compared with $44.1-billion of reported income
- by Melissa Browne
Shares Race
Shares Race wildcard is Splitit's volatile price
The gap between race leaders, Ellis and Conway, and the rest of the field narrows as the share price of the stock they hold in common, Splitit, falls.
- by John Collett
Shares Race
Advance Nanotek provides impetus for new Shares Race leader
The shares race is a tale of two stocks, but there is a long way to go in the six week race
- by John Collett
Web culture
Consumer education critical to avoiding scammers
The challenge for all of us is that many of our normal, day-to-day communications require something to be downloaded.
- by Noel Whittaker
Superannuation
Outdated financial products leave consumers trapped
At least $162 billion of retirement savings are in out-of-date superannuation investment options, where balances are vulnerable to high fees and poor performance
- by John Collett