Money
Investing
Property boom tipped to continue into 2022
Sustained house price rises are likely for at least the next 18 months, but there are many factors that make forecasting particularly difficult.
- by John Collett
Latest
Call for social media ‘finfluencers’ to carry wealth warnings
Social media ‘finfluencers’ should carry disclaimers on their posts to warn potential investors about the reliability of the information they promote.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Investing
Investments that promise security of income have drawbacks
While retirement income products have their place, their pros and cons need to be fully understood.
- by John Collett
Warnings grow louder on niche-market ETFs
Exchange Traded Funds are booming but some of the newer varieties that invest in specific target areas of the market have raised some red flags.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Sharemarket
Is value investing about to stage a major comeback?
The value-to-momentum performance differences have peaked and are falling. The share prices of beaten-down companies could be pushed higher as value investment strategies gather momentum.
- by Michael Aked
Opinion
Shares
Why much-hyped growth stocks are so vulnerable to inflation
The more than $10 billion wiped off Afterpay’s value since early this year underlines how vulnerable many growth stocks are to the prospects of rising interest rates.
- by Clancy Yeates
Stiff ATO penalties for failure to declare crypto profits
Data matching comes to the fore as ATO targets taxpayers who fail to report cryptocurrency trading profits.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Bitcoin
Bitcoin and gold can co-exist as investment asset classes
Bitcoin’s expanding list of advocates includes managed investment funds, companies and high-net worth individuals.
- by Arian Neiron
Opinion
Sharemarket
Undervalued stocks that deliver decent income
With interest rates so low, self-funded retirees that rely on income from their investment portfolios to maintain their living standards are struggling.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Sharemarket
High-net-worth investors look to healthcare, real estate
New research reveals the share market sectors that the rich are parking their cash in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Gofran Chowdhury
Analysis
Sharemarket
Young people becoming more motivated to invest
Millennials climb aboard investment bandwagon in ever-growing numbers to grow their wealth.
- by Nina Hendy and Stephen Miles