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The role of gold in an investor portfolio
Going for gold.
The role of gold in an investor portfolio
The role of gold in an investor portfolio
stocks

Qantas earnings: Jetstar capitalising on weaker domestic competition

Qantas’ budget brand performing well, with segment earnings up 55%.
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Is it better to live rich or die rich?

Is it better to live rich or die rich?

While many of us were raised to believe that preserving wealth for the next generation is the ultimate goal, a recent gathering I attended hinted that this mindset may be shifting.
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Top lessons from experts

Top lessons from experts

Here’s a round up of some good lessons from experts that could change the way you approach investing.
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Shani’s top insights from August

Shani’s August insights focus heavily on maximising investor outcomes.
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Unconventional wisdom: The rise and fall of one of the ASX’s hottest shares

Unconventional wisdom: The rise and fall of one of the ASX’s hottest shares

Three lessons from a turbulent year.
stocks
ASX results reaction: WiseTech, Woolies, Sigma and more

ASX results reaction: WiseTech, Woolies, Sigma and more

A round up of notable stories and reactions as ASX reporting season rolls on.

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All Ordinaries9,196.80-0.22%
CAC 407,707.900.05%
DAX 4024,037.330.57%
Dow JONES (US)45,544.88-0.20%
FTSE 1009,196.340.10%
HKSE25,617.422.15%
NASDAQ21,455.55-1.15%
Nikkei 22542,188.79-1.24%
NZX 50 Index13,070.451.08%
S&P 5006,460.26-0.64%
S&P/ASX 2008,927.70-0.24%
SSE Composite Index3,875.530.46%
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Future Focus: What are you giving up by sending your kids to private school?

Future Focus: What are you giving up by sending your kids to private school?

A listener requested exploration of optimising saving for education costs, and the opportunity costs of higher education expenses.
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Future Focus: Buying a home out of reach? Try these financial goals instead.

Future Focus: Buying a home out of reach? Try these financial goals instead.

A framework to understand what you want from life and therefore your finances.
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Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy

Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy

An exploration of strategic and tactical allocation, and an alternative way to use Core/Satellite.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: Add certainty to your retirement

Unconventional wisdom: Add certainty to your retirement

What a trip to Monte Carlo can teach you about having a more secure retirement. 
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Unconventional wisdom: Are passive ETFs leading to lower returns?

Unconventional wisdom: Are passive ETFs leading to lower returns?

Does a study showing investors that own passive products get lower returns mean John Bogle was wrong?
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Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Rigid definitions of income and growth shares may be holding investors back.
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Bookworm: Lessons from Buffett’s behaviour in a long bear market

Bookworm: Lessons from Buffett’s behaviour in a long bear market

Equity indices don’t often fall for several years in a row. Here is what Buffett did last time it happened.
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Bookworm: This ASX name meets many of Terry Smith’s criteria

Bookworm: This ASX name meets many of Terry Smith’s criteria

Terry Smith is perhaps Britain’s best-known investor. How does he define a quality business?
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Bookworm: An investing lesson from the world’s second richest man

Bookworm: An investing lesson from the world’s second richest man

When it comes to stocks, are you an owner or a renter?