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Property market
Sydney, Melbourne dotted with off-the-plan property 'danger zones'
New-build apartments and off-the-plan units in certain areas of Sydney and Melbourne have been listed as "danger zones".
- by John Collett
Latest
Opinion
Sharemarket
How to pandemic-proof your portfolio like a high-net-worth investor
There are three lessons that can be learned from the high-net-worth investor playbook. Anyone can take a leaf from the their approach.
- by Jonathen Chan
Opinion
Sharemarket
Low returns spur need for retirement income rethink
If you focus on the total return of your retirement savings, rather than the income or dividend yield, you can keep control over both the level of risk and how much you draw on for living expenses.
- by Robin Bowerman
Analysis
Investing
It's buyer beware when investing in 'inverse' ETFs
Investors who piled into "inverse" Exchange Traded Funds during the March market meltdown could have cashed-in but it is a double-edged sword when sharemarkets rise substantially.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Sharemarket
Market titans outperform fast-growing stock minnows
Backing smaller, riskier stocks will not necessarily provide you with better returns than investing in larger, less volatile companies.
- by Jay Kumar
Opinion
Corporate ethics
Getting ethics right for future earnings prosperity
Good corporate Environmental, Social and Governance practices can contribute to lower risk and the ability to achieve higher growth over the long-term
- by Nathan Parkin
Opinion
Ethical investing
Super fund portfolio disclosure needs to be addressed
Super funds are still not mandated to disclose their holdings, despite a growing desire among members to know how their retirement savings are being invested.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Earnings season
Does the ASX really know we’re in a recession?
Whether we retreat from the stores once the government stimulus tap is turned off will likely determine our economic and investment success over the next few months.
- by Scott Phillips
Opinion
Property market
House prices prove resilient but will it last?
Housing has weathered the coronavirus economic shock well so far, with Melbourne prices down 4 per cent through the past quarter and Sydney 2.4 per cent.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Industry insight
Redefining capitalism for a new ESG world
Companies need to be integrated into the transforming world around them, rather than be overcome by unpredictable social and environmental changes.
- by Anne Richards
Opinion
Sharemarket
How a novice can cheaply get into the sharemarket
The appeal of exchange-traded funds is that they spread relatively small amounts of money across a large number of underlying companies.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon