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personal-finance
Avoid unnecessary CGT with this estate planning clause
A right to reside can give a surviving partner and children security and a clear plan. It can also have important tax implications.
Avoid unnecessary CGT with this estate planning clause
Avoid unnecessary CGT with this estate planning clause
personal-finance
Investor Playbook: The death of easy diversification

Investor Playbook: The death of easy diversification

Diversification beyond asset labels.
personal-finance
Can you really live off dividends in retirement?

Can you really live off dividends in retirement?

Shani and Mark explore the trade-offs investors face when choosing between income, growth and different investment strategies.
stocks
Tesla: valuation is key consideration in merger talks with SpaceX

Tesla: valuation is key consideration in merger talks with SpaceX

We see regulatory risk from both the US and Chinese governments.
personal-finance
The hidden cost of government debt for investors

The hidden cost of government debt for investors

Some important effects never make the headlines.
stocks
Tesla earnings: Shares fall on slower deliveries growth outlook; Raising valuation

Tesla earnings: Shares fall on slower deliveries growth outlook; Raising valuation

Our increased valuation comes from higher full self-driving adoption assumptions and a lower near- and medium-term capital expenditures forecast.
stocks
A look into newly listed Glencore’s valuation

A look into newly listed Glencore’s valuation

A new ASX heavyweight with coal, copper and trading exposure.

Market valuation

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personal-finance
Future Focus: How did your portfolio perform against other Aussie investors?

Future Focus: How did your portfolio perform against other Aussie investors?

The new State of the Australian Investor report reveals portfolio performance and how trading impacted results.
retirement
Future Focus: How to pick a super investment option

Future Focus: How to pick a super investment option

How do you pick an investment option to achieve your retirement goals?
personal-finance
Future Focus: One of the most generous tax breaks in Australia 

Future Focus: One of the most generous tax breaks in Australia 

But only if people owning a home get it right.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: The latest market obsession investors can ignore

Unconventional wisdom: The latest market obsession investors can ignore

Investors are constantly pressured to act but research suggests that knowing what to ignore is just as important as knowing what deserves your attention.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: Does an American retirement rule work for Australians?

Unconventional wisdom: Does an American retirement rule work for Australians?

Readers challenged whether a retirement framework developed in the United States could be applied to Australia. It’s a fair question.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: The retirement scorecard: how many of these retirement questions can you answer?

Unconventional wisdom: The retirement scorecard: how many of these retirement questions can you answer?

From the maths of retirement, estimating spending and picking the right asset allocation to survive a poor decade, here are the questions every retiree – current or future – should be able to answer.
etfs
Young & Invested: Investors are flocking to this ETF. But are they making the right choice?

Young & Invested: Investors are flocking to this ETF. But are they making the right choice?

Higher yields and an increasingly concentrated share market are pushing investors back towards fixed income. The question is whether they’re taking the correct approach.
personal-finance
Young & Invested: Three undervalued stocks owned by Australia’s wealthiest investors

Young & Invested: Three undervalued stocks owned by Australia’s wealthiest investors

Is popularity a compelling investment thesis?
etfs
Young & Invested: The ETFs backed by Australia’s wealthiest investors

Young & Invested: The ETFs backed by Australia’s wealthiest investors

New data reveals the ETFs gaining traction in SMSF portfolios.