Insights

A mixed bag of very high profile director transactions.

Downsizer super contributions, death benefit nominations, and franking offsets.

Boosting your investment returns is as simple as paying lower fees.

Australian cash totalling $414 billion is invested in underperforming funds, according to research by digital wealth provider InvestSMART.

Expect more dividends as companies prepare for a major policy change.

The best-performing assets since the GFC, and reviving the "R" word.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. At some stage, that basket is bound to crack.

Talk of a major property crash is playing on investors' fears. REA Group Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee and Editor Tony Kaye downplay the hype.

New contribution rules and different asset allocations are having an impact.

Editor Tony Kaye and Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas discuss the latest blow-out in the US-China trade war and the economic implications for Australia.

A plan to pay super through parental leave and scrap the income threshold.

How tax refunds would be impacted by a franking change.

Where more trustees are allocating their funds.

Why having a blended approach to investing makes good sense.

A $30 billion dividends bonanza from a substandard earnings season.

Investment strategies for an in-demand asset class.