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Where four experts would invest $10,000 if they were 25 years old
The future is uncertain, but four experts share how they would deal with it if they were 25.
- Lucy Dean
How Coke helped fuel Buffett’s big bet on Japan
At a series of meetings in Tokyo, the heads of Japan’s biggest raw material conglomerates convinced the billionaire to renew his backing for them.
- Stephen Stapczynski and Grace Huang
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
The key to spotting the next Amazon or Google
How company founders – and investment trends – adapt to changing circumstances is key to long-term returns.
- Giselle Roux
- Opinion
- Property investment
How to profit as Baby Boomers downsize
As demand grows for high-end retirement living, opportunities range from development plays to commercial real estate debt.
- Sam Tamblyn
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Why these four retail stocks are likely to survive a downturn
These lesser-known names are well-equipped to face a drop in spending.
- Elio D'Amato
This 29-year-old used her house deposit to create a start-up success
Bangn Body’s Priscilla Hajiantoni suffered from skin breakouts. She’d tried everything and nothing seemed to work. So she set out to make her own skincare products.
- Julie-anne Sprague
Wealthiest Australians
‘Cost is the enemy’: Brett Blundy’s road to Best & Less
That the Bras ‘N’ Things and Sanity Music founder could get away with an offer for the budget retailer less than its previous closing price is a sign of his stellar reputation.
- Michael Bailey
Why Tania Austin wouldn’t retire, even after pocketing $50m
She’s one of Australia’s most successful and most wealthy retailers. But what really excites the Decjuba founder is her ambition to change millions of lives.
- Lauren Sams
- Exclusive
- Construction
Winners emerge from building sector collapses
Winners and losers are emerging from the construction crisis, with well-capitalised businesses expanding on work they take from those that have failed.
- Michael Bleby
April
Bond volatility has busted the 60/40 portfolio’s safety valve
For it to work, the correlation between the two assets should be negative, and bond volatility should be low. Both theories are being put to the test.
- Anchalee Worrachate and Carly Wanna
- Analysis
- Big four
Are Aussie banks a bargain buy? It depends who you ask
The country’s four largest lenders have all underperformed the ASX200 in the past year, due largely to two factors: interest rates and the spectre of bad debts.
- Lucy Dean
This lobbyist’s dance moves had pop star Rita Ora excited
“Find this man, find him, I need him at every show,” the singer said on a video of the irrepressible Ian Smith’s dance moves.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
Strategies to save your portfolio when markets crash
Analysis of 12 equities plunges over 40 years shows what to do – and what to avoid – when the going gets rough.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Global economy
Why the US economy is sending out mixed signals
Over the past six months, the consensus narrative among economists and Wall Street analysts has gone from an expected soft landing, to a hard landing, to no landing.
- Updated
- Mohamed El-Erian
Bernard Arnault’s wealth soars to $318b, leaving Elon Musk in the dust
The luxury tycoon’s riches have rocketed as he sells more expensive goods, while Tesla’s CEO cuts prices on electric vehicles.
- Tara Patel
- Opinion
- Volatility
Fans of risky assets ‘living in a parallel universe’
A world where interest rates remain high – and will potentially increase again – is bad for share prices.
- Christopher Joye
The nine energy companies investors should target
Many of the largest renewable developers are private, while listed companies may offer indirect access or have to navigate their own transition.
- Colin Packham
‘The risk-takers’ leading Australia’s activist philanthropy revolution
Australia’s biggest donors don’t just want to soften the world’s hard edges – they’re challenging the status quo.
- Jemima Whyte
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Ten investment ideas for choppy markets
The Alpha Live conference provided a plethora of ideas about what investors should buy and what they should avoid. Here are 10 of the best.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
The one thing most likely to trip up apartment owners
With allegations of ’blind” voting enabled by language barriers at one blighted block, the bigger question is, does anyone read anything in strata anywhere?
- Jimmy Thomson
- Opinion
- Ethical investing
If your fund wants to stop climate change, why did it buy Microsoft?
Are the “sustainable” investment funds rushing the ASX really different to regular funds?
- Aaron Patrick
Fundies divided on ‘fantasy’ inflation targets
Portfolio manager Christopher Joye and fund manager Vimal Gor locked horns over just how far central banks will go to achieve their aims.
- Lucy Dean
Why Tania Austin wouldn’t retire, even after pocketing $50m
She’s one of Australia’s most successful and most wealthy retailers. But what really excites the Decjuba founder is her ambition to change millions of lives.
- Lauren Sams
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Five risks your portfolio isn’t ready for – and what to do about them
The Alpha Live Summit exposed major changes in the investing environment. Some of the country’s top investors share their advice on what’s possibly coming and how to reshape your stock holdings.
- James Thomson
New dilemma for borrowers as fixed and variable rates merge
Amid uncertainty on RBA direction, the lowest variable rates are around 4.94 per cent compared to 4.99 per cent fixed for three years.
- Duncan Hughes
How can I beat the $3m super cap?
There are two years to work out inheritance issues and the implications of extra tax vs investing in your own name or other structures.
- John Wasiliev
Can money buy happiness? New documentary examines the FIRE phenomenon
Disillusioned Millennials and Gen Z workers are trying out a new approach: save hard, invest the difference and retire early. “Seeking Fire” asks them why.
- Lucy Dean
Australia’s 50 biggest givers top $1b in donations for the first time
Australia’s top philanthropists are in a hurry to spend their money – and sizeable, eye-catching donations are back in vogue.
- Lisa Murray
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Know your biases? Take our test to see how they’ll cost you
GMO’s head of asset allocation, James Montier, says understanding how humans make decisions can help investors avoid common traps.
- James Thomson
