Money
Investing
Crypto lending for income grows in popularity
Yield hungry investors can earn big interest rates on their cryptocurrency assets but that doesn’t mean the risks of holding digital currencies are any less.
- by John Collett
Latest
Regulator shines light on ethical super funds
An investigation being undertaken by ASIC is checking if super funds’ claims to invest ethically are true-to-label, or whether they are misleading their investors.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Money psychology
Pandemic shifts our investment psychology
ETFs have put portfolio construction tools that only a few years ago were the domain of large institutional investors onto the laptops and phones of retail investors.
- by Robin Bowerman
Opinion
Property prices
House prices take a breath as affordability crunch bites
First home buyers are retreating from the property market as cashed-up investors attracted by the prospects of significant capital gains outbid them at auctions.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Investing
Should you borrow money to invest in shares?
Riding the rollercoaster of volatile sharemarkets using the proceeds of an investment loan secured by your home is fraught with risk.
- by Jessica Irvine
Online broker rolls out SMSFs for clients
Australian online broker offers SMSF set-up and administration for a fee
- by John Collett
Opinion
Investing
6 things I’ve learnt since becoming a newbie sharemarket investor
The thing that has surprised me most about direct share ownership is the sheer volume of paperwork involved. Like, actual paper, delivered via good old fashioned mail!
- by Jessica Irvine
Australian Ethical warns on lack of climate change action
Australian Ethical’s strong inflows of money have continued as more people take climate change into account when investing their retirement savings.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Sharemarket
Why resource stocks can outperform in second half
Our mining stocks are cheap on a global basis and could fuel a further advance of Australian sharemarket benchmarks.
- by Mike Aked
Buying opportunity pays off big time for PM Capital
Last year’s sell-off on global sharemarkets was a gift for one of Australia’s most experienced fund managers.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Sharemarket
How to adopt a core-satellite investment strategy
A core-satellite strategy is a popular approach to portfolio construction. It is a great way to control your level of risk, whilst still pursuing some preferred investment choices.
- by Paul Benson