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Over 11 million Australians hold investments of some sort outside their super. But this could be higher. There is still a significant minority of people who do not invest.

Scott Francis explains why the age pension asset test taper rate that was in place prior to January 2017, is fairer than the current system.

As accountants and finance staff everywhere quietly celebrate the end of another financial year, we look forward to FY21, which is sure to be heavily dominated by the COVID-19 crisis.

A landmark partnership with Mastercard a fortnight ago sent Splitit's share price surging, Alex Gluyas caught up with the company's CEO, Brad Paterson, to discuss the partnership and what sets it apart from other buy now pay later companies.

Robert Gottliebsen explains why a recent statement by the US Government’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention provides an ominous warning for the US economy, and runs through what lessons bondholders can learn from Virgin's collapse.

As if we didn't have enough to deal with right now, Australia's money watchdog ASIC is reporting a rise in investment scams during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We take a look at some strategies that have weathered the storm

With international borders closed for the foreseeable future, Alex Gluyas looks at the travel booking stocks that are best placed to capitalise on the pent-up urge to travel as some states look to ease restrictions.

This article was originally published back in 2017 but with recent market volatility and a never ending stream of news and coverage of the global economy we thought we would refresh it. It's a timely reminder not to mistake activity for achievement.

On our sister sites, Eureka Report and Intelligent Investor the Q&A sections are one of the most popular features. The sections are so useful we've decided to introduce Q&A to InvestSMART.

Following the revelation that Australia is being cyber-attacked by a state-based actor, Steve Sammartino explains why cyber security needs to be taken more seriously before humans become a hackable species.

It's time to dust off the calculator and start poring through receipts - tax time is around the corner, and that means a refund could soon be coming your way. The end of the financial year is also a time to take stock of your investment portfolio.

Bryan Ashenden explains the importance of creating an exit plan when establishing your SMSF.

We take a look at why the market is behaving as it is and what lays ahead for COVID affected economies.

Scott Francis explores the question of what is a safe retirement withdrawal rate and whether it is better to have a static or dynamic approach to retirement planning.

Last edition it was a big sell-off at Technology One, this edition it’s Appen that’s in the spotlight as Alex Gluyas looks at some big sells made by ASX Directors amid the continued buying.