Insights

Human beings love to save money. Yet when it comes to investing, we often pay high fees in the belief that this will lead to higher returns. Over time though, fees can have a devastating impact on our wealth.

The Great Investment Fee Scam is hiding in plain sight. And it's ripping us all off

Fees make a huge difference to your returns. If you're being ripped off, this new tool will tell you.

Robert Gottliebsen looks at the latest Brexit dramas, the changing face of retailing and Australia's tourism industry.

Jonathan Rochford examines why long term interest rates are so low and the impact central banks worldwide are having on the issue.

As investors, we all like to think that we're making rational choices. But it's amazing how our moods can drive investment decisions.

Bruce Brammall outlines two more super strategies aimed at couples, for better super balances and bigger government pensions.

David Ross shines the spotlight on the Australian cannabis industry to explore the myriad of ASX-listed companies and their plans for the future.

Scott Francis looks at the challenges investors are facing in the current economic environment, and why there is no asset class under greater pressure than cash.

Think about the products and services you use everyday without even thinking.

From Sydney to greenfield communities, a new prop-tech solution has captured Australia's biggest developers with hopes investors will follow suit.

What a crazy world we live in. A new market index has been launched that measures the impact of US President Donald Trump's tweets on global asset markets.

When the local dollar moved above parity with the US we made the case for international exposure. Now we're doing it again, for entirely different reasons.

Theo Marinis looks into positive changes to lifetime income streams, the pension loans scheme and downsizer contribution rules, which have all been kept curiously quiet.

InvestSMART Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas puts the jump in market volatility in context

Robert Gottliebsen considers the distribution dilemma at the banks through the lens of a Carlton and United Breweries case study, before tapping back into global markets.