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Meet the man who conned the world
Long before Nigerian princes became a fixture of email inboxes, John Ackah Blay-Miezah spun a web of lies that promised untold riches from Ghana’s colonial past.
- Yepoka Yeebo
- Opinion
- Investing
Five adjustments for a better performing portfolio in 2024
The No 1 task for investors embarking on a new year portfolio reset should be to check their allocation to Aussie bonds.
- Kathleen Gallagher
- Opinion
- Property market
Future for house prices hinges on what the RBA does next
As we move into the new year, the bellwether markets of Melbourne and Sydney are falling.
- Christopher Joye
- Opinion
- Portfolio diversification
The best five assets to buy in 2024, and three to dump
With inflation remaining high and markets fluctuating wildly, active investors stand to gain the most.
- Andrew Hobbs
Seven ways to cope with school fees set to rise by up to 18pc
Many parents are making big sacrifices to put their children through private schools. These strategies can ease the financial burden.
- Duncan Hughes
Why you don’t need to spend more than $30 for great bubbly this NYE
With champagne, you generally get what you pay for, but there are ways to drink sparkling without going overboard.
- Lucy Dean
Wealthiest Australians
How Sam Kennard built a $2.6b empire
The influential business figure always had ambition to work and grow the family company. But he didn’t expect his dad to give him total control when he was just 24 years of age.
- Julie-anne Sprague
- Exclusive
- Rural property
Costa family backs $120m raising for Riverina almond project
Agricultural investor goFARM has acquired 1800ha of irrigated holdings near Griffith, including the 700ha Stephendale vineyard, which will make way for almonds.
- Larry Schlesinger
Rinehart to claim Australia’s truffle farming crown
Australia’s iron ore and cattle queen, Gina Rinehart, is well on her way to becoming the biggest truffle grower, and is looking to add the delicacy to menus that already feature her wagyu beef.
- Brad Thompson
This Month
These nine micro-cap stocks are tipped to surge in 2024
Stock pickers say an unusual set of circumstances presents a great opportunity for brave investors to buy cheap companies with strong outlooks.
- Tom Richardson
How do I convince my future wife a prenup won’t kill the romance?
Family lawyers set out why it’s important, and how to do it without ruffling feathers.
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Three traps to avoid as more apartments come on stream
As state governments get to grips with the housing affordability crisis, this is what buyers and investors should be watching in the new year.
- Jimmy Thomson
Can this investment help avoid the new $3m super tax?
A reader is trying to find ways to dodge an extra 15 per cent tax from July 1, 2025.
- John Wasiliev
- Opinion
- Charity
These three steps would help you leave some of your super to charity
Policy settings need to be changed to help SMSFs – and other super fund members – be more active philanthropists.
- Peter Burgess
- Analysis
- Jobs
How living costs stack up in 5 of Asia’s biggest financial hubs
Tokyo came out top in a Bloomberg analysis of 10 metrics including potential salary increase, rent, personal taxes and education costs.
- Kevin Varley and Ainsley Thomson
Three reasons to give kids an early inheritance
Some parents are motivated by the joy of seeing a financial gift used wisely while they’re still alive, while others don’t see any other way of getting adult children out the door.
- Nina Hendy and Joanna Mather
Ex-Swiss banker admits helping wealthy US taxpayers hide assets
Rolf Schnellmann, one of six people charged with assisting an unidentified hedge fund manager and two other US taxpayers to shield some $88 million in assets.
- Chris Dolmetsch
- Opinion
- Investing
Why you should be sceptical of the market rally
Investors are ignoring geopolitical risks and have swallowed the “immaculate disinflation” thesis hook, line and sinker.
- Christopher Joye
Seven ways to help your kids buy property without family fallouts
Generous parents are unwittingly creating a minefield of legal, tax and financial problems that could not only jeopardise their own futures but cause rifts.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Inheritance
How to claim your spouse’s super after they die
There’s a way to move their retirement savings to your super – this is how to get things going.
- Meg Heffron
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
How to party without being an animal
These are the five things that will drive your neighbours nuts – this is what you can do to avoid them.
- Jimmy Thomson
- Exclusive
- Super wars
Compare the pair: Retail super closes the fee gap
The performance gap between industry and retail superannuation funds is narrowing, raising the prospect of a fightback by for-profit super funds after the savaging wrought by the banking royal commission.
- Joanna Mather and Hannah Wootton
How much should I spend on my partner this Christmas?
We found the average spend by gender – and the gap is nearly $100.
- Lucy Dean
Transition super strategy can avoid $3m cap and help your heirs
The ability to make contributions while you’re receiving this income stream offers more benefits than you think.
- John Wasiliev
Why a $15 bottle rates in wine snobs’ top picks
What the experts would buy for $15, $30, $50 and $100.
- Lucy Dean
WA works to overcome its venture capital drought
The mining state has found itself “underweight” when it comes to venture capital, with scores of start-ups forced to look interstate or overseas for early investment.
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- Tom Rabe
The $371 financial summit where a bestselling author rubs you rich
As Paul McKenna instructs us to run our hands lovingly from our shoulders to our elbows, some audience members have their doubts.
- Tom Haynes
How this former Socceroo invests for his kids
An initial gift of $2000 with an extra $100 a month can mean a 21st birthday gift of almost $40,000 in today’s money.
- Louis White
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
These are the factors complicating investment decisions in 2024
Economic reality in 2024 is likely to be far less binary, and much more nuanced, than many market participants and policymakers believe.
- Rana Foroohar
