Insights

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

The International Equities Portfolio picked up where it left off in the final quarter of 2020, adding 6.50 per cent after fees in the quarter and beating peers by 0.4 per cent. In the 52 weeks to the end of March 31, the portfolio is up 24.50 per cent after fees highlighting the incredible bounce back the world has experienced in the post-COVID world.

It has been a very wild ride for those of you in this portfolio and we fully understand that it has given you some big highs and lows. It is, after all, a portfolio made up of two sectors that have experienced the full effects of the global pandemic, both negatively and positively.

It was a slightly subdued quarter for the Balanced Portfolio with defensive assets suffering falls that where offset by the growth side's surge.

CEO & co-founder of hipages, Roby Sharon-Zipser, discusses its platform which connects tradies with consumers looking to do home improvements.

Our lives can easily be ruled by numbers - the ideal body mass, how much we earn, and even the number of kids we have. When it comes to how much we should have in personal savings, there's no one-size-fits-all number that's right for everyone, but it's always interesting to see how we compare to others.

Consumer protection is not a bad thing when it comes to investing.

We don't just need to protect our physical health during COVID. Our financial wellbeing could also be at stake as scammers try to profit from the pandemic.

A shortened trading week didn't stop some directors from topping up their stakes while a select few decided to cash in.

Steve Sammartino looks into the shift to an all-electric economy and the potential for Government investment in infrastructure.

Andrew Yee discusses the upcoming changes to the super system.

Fixed income is one of the most important asset classes to invest in as it has a fixed stream of income, is stable, has a high level of capital preservation (being sovereign backed) and a near guarantee to repay the investor's principal. This makes it very attractive for investors.

Slash years off the time taken to save for a first home by spreading your deposit across different 'buckets'.

It's that time of year when the one in two Australians with private health insurance will cop a rise in premiums.

Women's financial wellbeing is on the rise, but there is still a significant gap compared to men.

Doug Turek joins James Kirby in this week's episode of The Money Café to discuss off-the-plan property, chasing dividends and the crazy story of Airtasker's IPO.