Today
- Opinion
- Investing
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman’s lessons for investors
Daniel Kahneman, who died on March 27 aged 90, revolutionised the world of investing by applying psychology to economics.
- Tim Mackay
Yesterday
The questions real estate agents avoid (but buyers must ask)
Be aware of the many hidden costs associated with buying a new home.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Inflation
Next US inflation print could make or break 2024
Investors in aggressively long equities, real estate, junk bonds and private debt have been fervently punting on the likelihood of deep rate cuts this year to bail them out of a heavy procyclical slump.
- Christopher Joye
Small caps are ripe for a comeback. Here’s how to pick winners
The life-changing capital gains on offer make the small-cap sector attractive to investors, but success stories are rare among the thousands of companies that bite the dust.
- Tom Richardson
This Month
- Opinion
- SMSFs
What SMSFs need to know as ATO cracks down on illegal access to super
More than $630 million has been accessed illegally from SMSFs. Here’s what you need to know to stay on the right side of the law.
- Colin Lewis
What if my late wife’s pension pushes my super above $3 million?
Reversionary pension law gives surviving spouses time to sort out their super.
- John Wasiliev
Is it worth getting a Qantas home loan for the points?
It’s no good getting a ‘free’ one-way ticket to France but having no money to buy yourself a decent pain au chocolat.
- Penny Wise
Why picking ASX biotechs is mostly for the crazy brave
It’s a space with a reputation for rollercoaster returns and outlandish sales pitches, but some investors get lucky.
- Tom Richardson
How to move on from a major financial loss
Three people who lost large sums of money open up about being duped, dealing with ‘gut-wrenching betrayal’ and their search for emotional acceptance.
- Nina Hendy
- Opinion
- Property investment
The right apartment still a good stepping stone to property wealth
The price difference between houses and apartments has reached record levels, but units are still an important stepping stone on the property ownership journey.
- Richard Wakelin
- Opinion
- Trusts
Why estranged family members might still have a claim on trust money
A decision in the Victorian courts found that trustee must engage in bona fide inquiries about potential beneficiaries.
- Peter Townsend
March
Where to invest $1m right now
We asked 11 experts where they would invest $1 million to earn serious returns; then we asked them to nominate an indulgence spend.
- Lucy Dean, Joanna Mather and Tom Richardson
- Opinion
- Investing
Stock pickers at near record levels of underperformance
More than 75 per cent of all Australian large-cap equity fund managers underperformed the ASX200 benchmark for 2023.
- Ben Smythe
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
The tax implications of contributing business sale proceeds into super
The tax-related issues depend on the circumstances involved. In complex cases, one might need to engage an accountant, a solicitor and a financial planner.
- John Wasiliev
- Opinion
- Investing
Two ETFs for investors looking to tap bargains in China recovery
There is no telling if the Chinese sharemarket crash is over, but smart investors know that in carnage can lie opportunity.
- James Weir
The most ‘dangerous’ phrase in inheritance planning
“To be shared equally between my children” sounds simple, yet it’s anything but.
- Penny Pryor
Should you invest in Reddit after 48pc ‘pop’?
The issue for individual investors is returns like this don’t always last.
- Charlie Wells
$60 billion in trust payments under cloud following ATO court loss
The court warned the ATO cannot dictate to taxpayers how they should arrange their affairs.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- SMSFs
High-income earners turn to investment companies
Superannuation is no longer the “go to” tax-effective investment vehicle.
- Michael Hutton
- Exclusive
- Rich women
Women overwhelming winners in $5trn Baby Boomer wealth transfer
Women will receive 65 per cent of the nearly $5 trillion due to pass from Baby Boomers and their parents to the next generation in the next decade, a new report finds.
- Lucy Dean
