Younger Australians Increasingly Opting for SMSFs
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.
Xenobots - The Real Stranger Things
Steve Sammartino introduces Xenobots, a quasi-life form developed in the lab with the potential to completely revolutionise healthcare.
Are you part of the financially obese?
2 in 3 Australians are overweight. When it comes to our investment portfolios the numbers are worse.
Mental Accounting, and the jars of money in our head
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.
Awaken to Rip Van Winkle investing
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.
The cost of being underweight international shares
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.
The Unwitting Components in an End-Year Distribution
Is that distribution really great or does it include a capital gain? Scott Francis looks at why it matters.
Hedge Funds Keep the Faith in Crypto Investments
James Ling analyses two reports that reveal how specialist and traditional hedge funds have been investing in the crypto and digital asset space.
PropertyPoint: Spring selling, Terminal rates, Regulation and What's up with Queensland
Ben Kingsley from Empower Wealth and Pete Wargent from BuyersBuyers join Evan Lucas to dive into all things property in this month's PropertyPoint
HR's Big Brother: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You
Technology can be a double-edged sword in the work-from-home revolution. Steve Sammartino looks into how employers are increasingly using software to monitor their remote workers.
A long term view can be an investor's best asset
What a rollercoaster ride 2022 is dishing up! As we head into spring, it's worth a quick round-up of a year that to date, has delivered more than a few surprises.
Rising inflation? It just got personal
Cost of living increases are leaving household budgets thinly stretched. The solution can be to lower your personal rate of inflation.
How to buy into some of the world's biggest companies
Apple, Amazon, even Berkshire Hathaway - it is possible to get a slice of the corporate action without breaking the bank.
Giving Back, and its importance
With the busyness of our day-to-day lives, it's sometimes easy to forget that the greatest thing we can do is to help others. We look at the importance of giving back.