Insights

The line that separates investing and speculating can sometimes appear blurred, but the reality is they're both very different. We take a look.

The July performance of InvestSMART's PMA portfolios

Investing is a lot like car ownership. Many of us buy our first stock and get caught up in the thrill of it, never sitting down to understand the basics of investing despite its potential to make a huge difference to our returns. Instead, we learn ad-hoc from friends, forums, or - gulp - bankers, often missing key bits of information.

Steve Sammartino explores what Amazon's acquisition of One Medical could mean for Big Tech and healthcare and what the opportunities are for investors.

Scott Francis examines the modelling behind another attempt to answer one of the biggest personal finance questions - how much will I need to retire?

Robert Gottliebsen examines the role unlisted and infrastructure assets played in industry super fund returns and looks at what effect the scramble by central banks to tame inflation will have on Australians.

To be successful in investing, it's important to have in your toolkit a good set of investing habits. Here are six must-have habits that will make you a better investor.

Crypto, tech and, now, buy now, pay later. James Ling looks at latest sector to be pummelled by macro headwinds and examines what has changed for the buy now, pay later sector.

Learning about money is a lifelong journey. And for our children, those lessons can't come too early.

Scott Francis takes a look at the practice of wash sales and the ATO's growing interest in the practice.

Steve Sammartino explores how new technologies can process human voices, despite its complexity, and produce a new Alexa, reconstruct facial images from audio and clone the word and sounds of a lost loved one.

A rising tide lifts all boats, but when the tide turns and goes out, some companies become seriously exposed. We look at which ones.

The old saying 'investigate before you invest' is not a bad maxim to follow. Research shows people often hold unrealistic expectations of their investments.

Money has a well-deserved reputation for driving a wedge between couples. But aiming to find common ground for investments can bring its own rewards.

InvestSMART is pleased to present FY 2022 performance for our Professionally Managed Account portfolios.

For some of us, investing is a means to a clear end. For others, the end game can be a little fuzzy. But the basics of how to invest are still much the same.