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Against a backdrop of low official interest rates, some fixed income ETFs are delivering sensational returns.

Maximising your super, living in an investment property and passing on properties to your children.

Paying out a pension, international investing, analysing Apple and Azure.

Kerr Neilson, founder of Platinum Asset Management, discusses his views on the key things investors should be thinking about in 2015 - in this video

With oil prices now low by historic standards, and restoration of better balanced supply and ...

While poor sentiment may hinder further gains in the short term, there is no sign the bull market is over yet.

Historically low bond rates have altered the equity landscape, but should we be willing to consider stocks on higher earnings multiples?

This week we look at FlexiGroup, Echo Entertainment, REA Group, JB Hi-Fi and Navitas.

Many economists view the global economic troubles since 2008 largely as a story about "deleveraging"...

The world economy stands on the brink of a second credit crisis as the vital transmission systems for lending between banks begin to seize up and the debt markets fall over. The latest round of quantitative easing from the European Central Bank will buy some time but it looks like too little too late.

The fourth-quarter results are in for five more stocks in our global equity portfolio.

The RBA still expects below-trend growth despite this week's cut. Expect it to move again at the next opportunity.

The flaws in institutional funding models are thwarting Australia's thriving start-up community. But the experiences of Israel and the US could provide some guidance.

We are drowning in a torrent of data, much of it of dubious provenance, which is being sold as information.

Key data on the labour market will be closely watched by local commentators, while China trade and US retail sales will dominate global news.

In this week's essential reading guide, Kohler offers his take on the rate cut, Gottliebsen looks at leadership tensions and Bartholomeusz mulls the oil market.