Insights

Robert Gottliebsen looks at the pending copper boom and its link to the new building specifications for NSW.

Alex Gluyas does the rounds of director trades in what was a very quiet fortnight.

Steve Sammartino explains the significance of the Coinbase IPO & why platforms have historically been the best performers in investment markets.

Theo Marinis explains the opportunity available for small business owners to benefit from a dividend streaming strategy.

Gaurav Sodhi explains the venerable electricity business is now vulnerable.

This week on The Money Café, James Kirby is joined by Pitcher Partners' Sue Dahn to discuss whether split mortgages work and whether rates can really stay this low if house prices pop. The pair also give a warning to the bank of mum and dad that the law might not be on their side.

In this week's Q&A, Eureka Report's SMSF Coach and Prime Financial Group's Managing Director of SMSF, Olivia Long, answers a number of subscriber questions relating to self-managed super funds.

There is no doubt that when many of us invest, we invest in 'silos', and by silos we mean you invest in just cash or fixed income or property or equities rather blending (diversifying) your investment fund across asset classes.

Fallout from Christine Holgate's Senate testimony. Investors look past surge in US consumer prices. Global market rally. Australian business recovery.

CEO of Sezzle, Charlie Youakim, discusses the significant growth its experienced in the past year which has sent its share price soaring.

Scott Francis unpacks the Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook & looks at which asset classes have the best returns over the long term.

We dive into why all asset classes across the spectrum are so important to your future returns; Why diversification continues to come out on top; And the future of fixed income

It was a slightly strange quarter for the Conservative Portfolio in that it was its defensive assets that suffered falls while the growth side surged. It's rare to see a quarter of trade like the one we have just seen, and you need to put it into the perspective of your risk profile and your investment time horizon.

The portfolio returned 1.8% for the quarter including franking credits. The estimated running yield is approximately 4.75%, and estimated yield to call/maturity is 4.25%, including franking credits

A tough quarter for the interest income portfolio, but we do need to put this quarter into perspective.

It was a solid quarter for the Growth Portfolio with the growth side doing a significant part of the heavy lifting.