Insights

InvestSMART Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas wraps context around a month defined by new highs and lows.

The Australian share market has notched up an all-time high with the ASX 200 benchmark index hitting 6,875.5 points in late July, passing the previous record of 6851.5 points reached in 2007.

You wouldn't run and jump head first into an unknown body of water. You'd wade in, check the temperature, test the depth, and look for submerged objects. Sure, it's not as fun as a swan dive but it's a hell of a lot safer.

In the first six months of this calendar year the ASX 200 Accumulation index has returned 19.73%. International markets have returned 17.29%. Eye-watering investment returns really.

Payright, a lesser-known lender, writes loans in a market that's worth writing home about.

Scott Francis takes a leaf out of the GFC playbook as he makes a case for new retirement legislation.

Robert Gottliebsen recalls how popular opinion about markets is usually wrong, and stresses the severity of the situation in Hong Kong.

If you fancy trading skyscrapers on a stock exchange, London has something in store for you.

Home loan interest rates are at record lows, but not everyone is sharing the savings.

As the All Ords makes another high, Laura Daquino recaps the biggest insider sales of 2019 to date, which all happen to be at the heart of our best performing sector.

Bruce Brammall shows why being the 'right kind' of defensive paid well for super fund investors last year.

The Reserve Bank's back-to-back rate cuts in June and July are great news for anyone with a home loan. They're not so good for anyone trying to grow savings - or for those who rely on savings as a source of income.

Unlisted property funds return as unlikely yield warriors buckled with more tax advantages than some of their more direct property peers.

This week's fund manager interview is with Dean Fergie, the Director and Portfolio Manager at Cyan Asset Management. Mitchell Sneddon spoke to Dean about IPOs, Cyan's investment process and more.

Russell Investments says financial advisers curb five big cognitive biases, adding hundreds of thousands over the course of a lifetime. Can you rein these in yourself?

Robert Gottliebsen explores AMP's share price hit, superannuation, the Chinese retreat, and the new supermarket battlefield.