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How to invest like a Rich Lister and beat the market
There are 37 listed stocks linked to Rich List members, and their ability to deliver above-market returns is impressive.
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- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Bonds
Opportunities aplenty for yield buyers
There is a rich array of opportunities available for investors searching for relatively safe and liquid yields.
- Christopher Joye
- Exclusive
- Rich List
Australia’s wealthiest 200 now control $625b
Technology is back, resources rode a roller coaster and property growth returned, giving Australia’s Rich Listers an 11pc boost to their total fortune.
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- Yolanda Redrup and Michael Bailey
How the rich use this tax strategy to get richer
For many people, debt is a scary word. But debt can help build wealth so long as you’re careful about it.
- Michelle Bowes
Decades after tycoon’s death, his family is suing each other over a mansion
Tech tycoon’s widow says she felt ‘used and abused’ in a dispute that pitted her three children against her – and each other.
- Duncan Hughes
How we report the Rich List (and why so many don't want to be on it)
Rich List co-editor Yolanda Redrup explains how we do the valuations that determine who makes the cut.
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- Rachael Bolton
Wealthiest Australians
GYG heads for ASX | The winner in failed Anglo bid | Invest like a Rich Lister
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony look at Guzman y Gomez’s IPO plans, try to find the winner in BHP’s failed bid for Anglo American, and show you how to invest like a Rich Lister.
Rich Lister Charlie Shahin’s hopes for peace in Gaza
Seven decades ago Charlie Shahin’s parents were forced out of Palestine. This weekend he is on the way back to the Middle East.
- Emma Connors
- Breaking
- Online gambling
Stake.com billionaires buy more of local bookie Pointsbet
Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani first bought shares in December through their fast-growing company EasyGo Gaming.
- Zoe Samios
May
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Ageing Rich Listers approach wealth dispersal watershed
Forty-five of the 200 Rich List entries, holding about $140 billion in wealth, are aged over 80.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Portfolio management
The economy is turning and your investment portfolio needs attention
Residential mortgage-backed securities might be a good option in a weakening economy.
- Giselle Roux
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
I’m a high earner about to encounter Division 293 tax. What can I do?
You may want to consider reducing your taxable income below $250,000 by claiming allowable deductions such as donations to charity.
- John Wasiliev
- Exclusive
- Rich List
More than half the 11 new Rich Listers are already billionaires
Two cryptocurrency giants, an under-the-radar mattress mogul, a former mechanic and an ex-NRL player are among 17 new and returning faces on this year’s Rich List.
- Yolanda Redrup and Michael Bailey
Baby Boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?
Recent evidence has cast doubt on the notion that a spending splurge by those born between 1946 and 1964 is on the way.
- The Economist
- No. 176
- Rich List
Rich Lister Wes Maas’ three rules for business decisions
The former NRL player has built a billion-dollar company through hard work and diversification.
- Yolanda Redrup
- Opinion
- Shopping centres
Why shopping centres are a good investment prospect
Population growth, a robust employment market and rising incomes will stoke retail spending, and much of the extra money will end up in shopping centres.
- Sam Tamblyn
Perth’s $150m club is among highest in the world
Perth, with a population of more than 2 million, has 64 centi-millionaires. That places it among the richest cities in the world by that measure.
- Harry Brumpton, Paul-Alain Hunt and Patrick Winters
Husic calls for lower corporate taxes
Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic says the Labor government would consider revising the company tax rate.
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- Opinion
- Property investment
How to buy property that cashes in on the ‘big build’
Being located within 1.6 kilometres of a hospital or major activity centre increases prices by an average of 1 per cent.
- Richard Wakelin
‘I spent four months in and out of hospital thanking my old boss for this advice’
After a potentially life-threatening gallbladder condition, Jessica Brady has two goals: Listen to her body, and make sure young people are prepared for the worst.
- Lucy Dean
What Rich Listers think about money – and what they teach their kids
Nine of Australia’s wealthiest people reflect on their journey with money and whether material success leads to a rich life.
- Michael Bailey, Lauren Sams and Yolanda Redrup
- No. 38
- Rich List
Why Shakespeare matters to Rich Lister Katie Page
“We all quote Shakespeare all the time, whether we know it or not.” The Harvey Norman CEO – and Rich Lister – has a lifelong love for The Bard.
- Michael Bailey
- Opinion
- Rich List
How the Rich List is dodging real-life Succession dramas
As some of its icons are farewelled, a new generation is taking the reins. So far, Australia’s business landscape has remained relatively stoush-free.
- James Thomson
Inside the great Rich List wealth transfer
Control of vast business empires is passing to a new generation, forcing families to confront the hard questions around succession planning. Of the 200 richest Australians, 45 are over 80 and control $136.1 billion.
- Yolanda Redrup
Behind Ian Malouf’s $50m bet on umbilical cords
The Dial-A-Dump founder has shrugged off doubts about stem cell therapy and is investing heavily to get the treatments more widely approved.
- Michael Bailey
What to do if you are asset rich but cash poor
Four strategies to help your assets and savings work harder as the cost of living grows.
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- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Interest rates
Kiwis outplay Aussies in monetary policy game
The New Zealand central bank has given its Australian equivalent a dancing lesson in political independence.
- Christopher Joye
There are 635,000 rich Australians. Are you one of them?
Once, being a millionaire made you wealthy. But the goal posts have shifted, and a two-storey house with in-ground pool doesn’t really cut it any more.
- Michelle Bowes
- Opinion
- Superannuation
How to claim a $157,000 tax deduction while turbocharging super
Anybody who can make extra concessional contributions of this magnitude should seriously consider doing so.
- Michael Hutton
