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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.

It's a new financial year, and that means exciting changes for our superannuation.

The average home deposit has reached new highs, and not surprisingly, many first home buyers are struggling to come up with the cash.

If bonds are meant to be defensive, then why the dramatic fluctuations? We ask Evan Lucas to break down bond markets and what it means for bond ETFs (exchange traded funds).

A modern-day bridge is designed with redundancy, backup systems and extra capacity, such that if one part fails the whole structure doesn't collapse. This makes the bridge more reliable. The same idea applies to investing.

Steve Sammartino explores the uses of biometric data, the inevitable regulation on its market use and the effect that will have on digital investment portfolios.

Robert Gottliebsen examines the different approaches to quashing rampant inflation taken by current Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and former governor Ian Macfarlane - and what that means for investors.