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How COVID-19 is rewriting rules on marriage and relationships
You'll need to start reworking your finances if your family home has become a battleground.
- Duncan Hughes
The party is over for dividends - but where to now?
With CBA's slashed payout heralding the end of high bank yields, professional investors outline the alternatives for income-seekers.
- Sarah Turner
COVID-19 causes spike in family disputes
Lockdowns have proved too much for many couples, but lost jobs, falling property values and social distancing means many are forced to stay under the same roof.
- Duncan Hughes
- Exclusive
- Food & drink
Cricket legend Ricky Ponting cracks a shot at wine
With names like 'Mowbray Boy' and 'The Pinnacle' - Ponting Wines hopes to eventually take the brand to the UK and even India.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Buy, hold, sell: Nick Scali, Regis, Adairs, IRESS Market Technologies
Livewire Markets looks at the small-cap stocks that pay high and sustainable dividends.
- Opinion
- Passive investing
The biggest lesson for this investor
With distorted asset prices, it pays to exploit opportunities associated with central bank interference, writes Christopher Joye.
- Christopher Joye
Wealthiest Australians
Canadian billionaires split their company to end family feud
One of Canada's richest families have settled a bitter public battle to control some of America's most famous racetracks.
- Paula Sambo
How Greg Goodman navigated the pandemic (and made record profits)
Being a global business with operations in China, Hong Kong and Japan helped Goodman prepare and adapt more quickly to COVID-19, says the Goodman Group founder.
- Larry Schlesinger
The firm helping Rich Listers protect their assets
Economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic means the rich are looking to protect their assets – but they're also open to investment opportunities, according to Olvera Advisors.
- Edmund Tadros
This Month
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Why some strata services are essentially a rip-off
There's bound to be trouble when the company performing the inspections is also the entity that fixes any faults that are found.
- Jimmy Thomson
Should I boost my gold holdings?
Be careful you're not just following the crowd and don't go over 15 per cent of your portfolio.
- John Wasiliev
- Opinion
- SMSFs
Time to open up infrastructure investment to SMSFs
Its risk-return profile, capital growth, steady income and, in some instances, low risk, dovetail with self-managed superannuation fund income goals.
- John Maroney
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Move to top drop boosts Budweiser APAC
Increasing disposable income and urbanisation in the Asia-Pacific region are leading a shift in consumer preferences towards more premium beer categories.
- Greg Smith
Virus pivots paying off for some
ResMed and Nick Scali are ahead on moves to ventilators and online, while News Corp has some tough calls ahead.
- Carrie LaFrenz, Max Mason and Sue Mitchell
News Corp 'well placed' to diversify from legacy publishing
The media conglomerate has flagged further cost and headcount reductions for the rest of its newspaper publishing business outside of The Wall Street Journal.
- Max Mason
ResMed longer-term growth fundamentals 'still intact'
Chief executive Mick Farrell is tipping a U-shaped recovery out of COVID-19 for the dual-listed medical device and software company.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Sharemarkets driven by fundamentals, not central bank liquidity
The important lesson for investors is to ignore the conspiracy theories and stick to the basics.
- James Weir
- Opinion
- Inflation
Why inflation will stay lower as global economies recover
Although the coronavirus has weakened demand, ageing demographics and technological advances are likely to exert downward pressure over the longer term.
- Nathan Sheets
- Opinion
- Investing
Vital for SMSF investors to pick between trading and investing
Unless you're confident you can get both the buy and sell calls right, you're better off with systematic rebalancing of your portfolio along the way.
- Ben Smythe
What 30 years in global markets teaches us about COVID-19 fears
Analysis of global bond and equity markets since 1990 reveals some of the secrets to successful investing during good times and bad.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Australian economy
When will Victoria’s COVID-19 crisis peak?
The lesson for investors is the importance of accounting for the possibility of irrational decisions from policymakers.
- Updated
- Christopher Joye
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Sneaky strata decisions made under cover of COVID-19
Beware rushed electronic approval on matters affecting your apartment block, as some will be more expensive than you realise and could take years to unpick.
- Jimmy Thomson
How to stop togetherness from driving your family apart
Adult offspring and older parents sharing homes is an increasing cause of expensive court cases to resolve bitter financial disputes.
- Duncan Hughes
CEO pay squeezed, but millions still flowing
One chief executive of an educational outfit still reaped more than $35 million in pre-pandemic conditions, according to new ACSI research.
- Liam Walsh
- Opinion
- Investing
Sharemarket operator Euronext's deal-making rewards investors
Thanks to recent takeovers, post-trade revenue will be a key contributor.
- Greg Smith
- Opinion
- SMSFs 101
Three tips on handling SMSF assets if your relationship breaks down
Understanding the laws around self-managed superannuation funds is complicated, especially when divorce is involved, so get good advice from a professional.
- Meg Heffron
Can my SMSF co-own an apartment?
Yes, your self-managed superannuation fund can (as long as you follow all the rules), writes John Wasiliev, who answers your questions on super.
- John Wasiliev
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Why reporting season won't define market direction
In a volatile market, it's vital to be disciplined about what you want to own, the price you want to pay and what you think it’s going to be worth in a few years.
- ST Wong
