This Month
When using super to pay your mortgage is the right thing to do
Pre-retirement mortgage stress is becoming a major issue for the growing number of Australians reliant on their super to secure their retirement home.
- John Wasiliev
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
The latest game of strata law tag
Victorian law changes to crack down on self-interest and malfeasance by strata managers signal tighter rules for NSW too.
- Jimmy Thomson
- Opinion
- Aged care
What good aged care looks like after the royal commission
Should the final report go nowhere as previous inquiries have, activists intend to make aged care a powerful election issue.
- Bina Brown
- Opinion
- Gender pay gap
Better career choices key to narrowing gender pay gap
With the pandemic lengthening the time frame to financial gender equality, it’s time at school level to highlight the money implications of job pathways.
- Bianca Hartge-Hazelman
- Opinion
- Aged care
What help is available for looking after an elderly parent?
Knowing where and how to access support services can make all the difference when older parents are no longer independent.
- Louise Biti
- Opinion
- Investing
Three key climate change investment themes
Opportunities include overlooked parts of the world, winners in carbon-intensive industries and a new lease of life for venture and early-stage capital.
- Taimur Hyat
- Opinion
- Bonds
Bonds blow up equity market – again
The assumed defensive hedge of fixed-rate bonds against equities has broken down, forcing investors to consider other options.
- Christopher Joye
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Carbon capture technology for a clearer future
There is big potential in delivering a CCS system that works, is reliable and helps bring net emissions to zero. This is how some ASX-listed companies are progressing.
- Elio D'Amato
- Opinion
- Strata
Apartment builds are crumbling while townhouses are on the rise
Problems with high-rise buildings and the need for space because of COVID-19 are drawing dwellers to bigger strata spaces.
- Jimmy Thomson
Three reasons it’s worth recontributing a super pension
They include topping up super when the income is not needed, tax savings if you’re still working and less of a tax imposte when adult kids inherit.
- John Wasiliev
How to make the most of higher super contribution caps
Depending on your age and how much you’ve already got in retirement savings, after July 1 the new pre-tax cap will be $27,500 and the after-tax cap $110,000.
- Colin Lewis
Woolworths, Afterpay and Stockland are still key picks
Analysts like the outlook for the grocer, point out rising competition for the buy now, pay later leader and say residential settlements will buoy the property developer.
- Sue Mitchell
- Opinion
- SMSFs
Do the maths before SMSF rejig
Tempted to change plans thanks to the new $1.7 million transfer balance cap? Be sure this suits your financial circumstances.
- Ben Smythe
- Opinion
- Inflation
The great reflation trade in global bond markets
How should central banks respond to the surge in rates and are there any circuit-breakers that could stall – or reverse – the recent rate rise?
- Nathan Sheets
- Opinion
- Commodities
Resources stocks much further to run in commodities supercycle
In the last two commodities bull markets, major global resources companies rose four- to five-fold, far outstripping the broader share markets.
- James Weir
- Opinion
- Family finance
Bank of Mum and Dad – beware the risks
Be sensible about what you promise, especially if there are other children who will expect the same support.
- Michael Hutton
February
The survival guide to income investing
In a world of near-zero cash rates, minuscule bond yields and government hyper-stimulus, we highlight yield opportunities you may not have thought of.
- Tony Featherstone
- Opinion
- Bonds
Worst bond bloodbath since 1994
A critical question is why Australians are being battered by interest rate movements more than anyone else, writes Christopher Joye.
- Christopher Joye
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Dogged determination leads to pet-friendly strata laws
Owners corporations in NSW will not be able to unreasonably deny permission for residents to have pets – just as soon as MPs have agreed on the definition of “unreasonable”.
- Jimmy Thomson
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Sony valuation ‘undemanding’ even after share gains
The multinational conglomerate is focusing on higher-margin and recurring sources of revenue, with content – music, movies and games – as the key driver.
- Greg Smith
