Paul's Insights

The breaking news this month: Should the self-employed be forced to pay super? Aussie homes little better than 'tin sheds' for energy efficiency, and over one in four are clueless about term deposits.

How did actively managed funds fare in last year's volatile markets? The results are in.

Australians are being warned to be wary of phone calls and texts that appear to be from their bank, following reports of people losing their life savings to highly sophisticated frauds.

A new report pulls no punches about investing in property, concluding that 60% of investors would have earned better returns putting their money into super.

Koalas drive fund manager's sale of Lendlease shares, two proven steps to beat volatility, and HECS/HELP debts act as drag on graduates' life goals.

Self-funded retirement is often seen as a poor relation to receiving an age pension. That's certainly not the case.

Do the rich get richer? Or is it all about seizing opportunities? New options are coming to the market to give more Australians a leg-up into the sharemarket.

Mortgage regrets rise in line with rates, the disappearing super disruptors and stamp duty becomes a NSW election issue. Here's what you may have missed this month.

We could spend a big chunk of our life in retirement - maybe 40 or more years. So it's worth getting the facts straight on how to plan for this significant life stage.

How will Aussie shares perform in 2023? Give your savings a 3% boost, and Elon Musk breaks a world record. Here's what you may have missed this month.

Every investor makes mistakes. After all we're only human. What matters is that we recognise our mistakes and learn from them.

Research by Finder shows just 16% of Australians use a financial adviser or planner. That leaves 16.8 million people, or 84% of the adult population, making their own financial decisions.

Inflation keeps rising, a good reason to 'think global', and 12 million Aussies don't have a will. Here's what you may have missed this month.

Remember the old expression 'a fool and his money are easily parted'? I'm not so sure it holds true these days. Plenty of investment scams - especially those involving crypto, can be very hard to pick.

First home buyers have been dealt a tough hand, but it's important to remember there are opportunities to grow wealth beyond bricks and mortar.

It'd be easy to get weighed down by the barrage of unsettling news at present. Inflation, Euro debt woes, recession - you can take your pick of predictions. But my greatest fear is not that the global economy will plummet into a complete meltdown.