Insights

Robert Gottliebsen discusses the pressure banks are now facing to invest in technology as a result of the Westpac saga.

Theo Marinis discusses how parents can contribute to their children's super fund while also saving enough for their own retirement.

Michael Mancuso looks at the booming property market in Australia's regional centres.

The days of coins clinking in our pockets could be numbered, with one in four Australians saying they don't carry cash. New payment options are gaining traction but they don't always work in consumers' favour.

Alex Gluyas does the rounds of director share movements featuring some big plays in the commodities sector.

Steve Sammartino shares his thoughts on why the privatisation of key infrastructure is not always the best way forward.

Short term performance is not something we tend to focus on here at InvestSMART, so it came as a pleasant surprise to us when we saw the InvestSMART Ethical Share Fund (ASX:INES) was the highest performing actively managed Australian equity ETF* for the month of October returning 1.8%.

There has never been a harder time to be holding cash and as we head towards the festive season and the end of 2019, it is not going to get any easier.

It's official - Australia's army of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) makes up one of the biggest like-minded group of investors on the Australian sharemarket.

Alex Gluyas delves deep into the 'buy now pay later' market and highlights the key questions investors should consider before making a move.

Bob Gottliebsen looks at the history and future prospects of BHP ahead of Mike Henry taking the reins as CEO.

Human beings can be a funny lot. On one hand the Australian Tax Office (ATO) receives around 230 tip-offs each day about businesses operating in the black economy. Yet vast numbers of Australians are being ripped off on their super each year, and many of us do nothing about it.

Bruce Brammall explores super fund property gearing in the context of the rebounding property market and whether it can deliver rewards for investors.

Scott Francis explores the difficulty in investing in market products as cash substitutes.

Historically, October is in the top two worst months of the year - May being the other. However, the 2019 enigma was again on display last month, as the initial collapse was quickly bid up and global markets started to question if the selloff was justified. October ended in the red, but the momentum it built through the middle of the month has already filtered into November.

Steve Sammartino puts big tech under the microscope, examines the deluge of quasi-tech firms and why it pays to look at investing in these so-called tech firms with incredible caution.