Insights

What role do hybrids play in a diversified portfolio? How have they faired in a world of rising interest rates? We sit down with InvestSMART's Head of Funds Management and the Portfolio Manager of the InvestSMART Hybrid Income Portfolio, Alastair Davidson.

Theo Marinis takes the opportunity to go over some practicalities while lying outside an operating theatre on his near-deathbed. Having recovered, he shares what he realised.

The Rule of 72 is a handy tool that allows us to do quick compounding calculations. We show you what it is, and why it's useful for investors.

While super may seem confusing and ever-changing, it is a sure thing to help us enjoy a better lifestyle in retirement.

When Berkshire Hathaway's vice-chairman Charlie Munger found a book by Cicero praising old age, he 'went into orbit'. We look at why.

Robert Gottliebsen tells us what Fed signs we should be looking for, when retail sales momentum will falter and what is happening in Queensland.

Scott Francis examines the recent developments over providing more leeway for pensioners to earn income as well as the options for those moving towards retirement.

Lisa Papachristoforos takes a closer look at some of the main conclusions of two major reports on the SMSF sectors - including the finding that an increasingly younger group of Australians are setting up SMSFs.

Steve Sammartino introduces Xenobots, a quasi-life form developed in the lab with the potential to completely revolutionise healthcare.

2 in 3 Australians are overweight. When it comes to our investment portfolios the numbers are worse.

Having a budget is a great personal practice, but it can also come with an interesting psychological quirk that may be costing you money. It's called Mental Accounting.

Rip Van Winkle investing is the idea of owning investments of such high quality that one could sleep for 20 years and wake up confident that the investments have thrived.

Over the last ten years global shares have returned 14.20%pa compared to the 9.34%pa return Australian shares have provided. Home country bias in investing is real and it's cost Australian's dearly.

Is that distribution really great or does it include a capital gain? Scott Francis looks at why it matters.

James Ling analyses two reports that reveal how specialist and traditional hedge funds have been investing in the crypto and digital asset space.

We touched on bonds, diversification, and market outlook.