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personal-finance
How to use your tax refund to build wealth
Taking advantage of small amounts can go a long way.
How to use your tax refund to build wealth
How to use your tax refund to build wealth
stocks
GyG punished by market after solid earnings

GyG punished by market after solid earnings

Although Guzman y Gomez had solid earnings, it failed to meet lofty market expectations.
personal-finance
Bookworm: 6 final insights on successful long-term investing

Bookworm: 6 final insights on successful long-term investing

Wrapping up my Bookworm column with a deep dive into its three core principles.
stocks
How to avoid dividend disaster

How to avoid dividend disaster

Thinking about common reasons a company might stop paying a dividend can help income investors avoid disappointment.
stocks
Here’s how to value a share

Here’s how to value a share

Our best resources to help investors determine the value of a share.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Homer Simpson and a focus on things that never change

Unconventional wisdom: Homer Simpson and a focus on things that never change

Too many investors spend too much time trying to predict the future - but some things remain consistent.
stocks
Stock showdown: How do ASX healthcare giants compare on key investing criteria?

Stock showdown: How do ASX healthcare giants compare on key investing criteria?

Our healthcare analyst Shane Ponraj helps me compare the moatiness and growth prospects of two sector heavyweights.

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Markets

Index
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All Ordinaries9,245.00-0.71%
CAC 407,843.04-1.59%
DAX 4024,273.12-0.37%
Dow JONES (US)45,397.85-0.51%
FTSE 1009,321.400.13%
HKSE25,829.911.94%
NASDAQ21,554.310.27%
Nikkei 22542,807.820.41%
NZX 50 Index13,079.500.28%
S&P 5006,463.33-0.06%
S&P/ASX 2008,972.40-0.79%
SSE Composite Index3,883.561.51%
personal-finance
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.
personal-finance
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.
personal-finance
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. 
personal-finance
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?
stocks
Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Rigid definitions of income and growth shares may be holding investors back.
personal-finance
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.
personal-finance
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?
personal-finance
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?