Insights

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.

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.