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retirement
Unconventional wisdom: How to survive the worst year to retire
Retirees who stopped working in 1968 faced a brutal combination of bear markets, soaring inflation and poor returns. I tested the 4% rule, the income method and the bucket approach to see which strategies stood up to the challenge.
Unconventional wisdom: How to survive the worst year to retire
Unconventional wisdom: How to survive the worst year to retire
markets
Time to rebalance east?

Time to rebalance east?

The structural case for emerging-market equities.
markets
Market Minute: Inflation is rising, but bond yields are falling

Market Minute: Inflation is rising, but bond yields are falling

The latest inflation data has shifted interest rate expectations, with implications for bond and equity investors alike.
markets
Higher copper prices could be here to stay

Higher copper prices could be here to stay

Rising global consumption, ageing mines, and a widening supply gap leave value to be found.
personal-finance
Our best EOFY resources

Our best EOFY resources

Reads to help you prepare for the new financial year.
markets
AI fueled the US market’s Q2 comeback. Now investors face a reality check

AI fueled the US market’s Q2 comeback. Now investors face a reality check

The AI boom has reshaped stock markets, but a June selloff exposed the risks of lofty valuations and growing concentration.
stocks
Ask the analyst: Where does GYG stand following its US exit?

Ask the analyst: Where does GYG stand following its US exit?

All roads lead back home for Guzman Y Gomez.

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personal-finance
Future Focus: Australians are wealthy - why don’t we feel it?

Future Focus: Australians are wealthy - why don’t we feel it?

High net worth doesn’t always translate into financial flexibility.
retirement
Future Focus: Why your super isn’t going to be enough

Future Focus: Why your super isn’t going to be enough

The game has changed. Focus on finding a number that takes your circumstances into account.
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: Five ways to invest smarter under the new tax regime

Unconventional wisdom: Five ways to invest smarter under the new tax regime

Higher taxes on capital gains have shifted the relative attractiveness of investments, structures and strategies.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: Could you increase your retirement spending by 66%?

Unconventional wisdom: Could you increase your retirement spending by 66%?

A major retirement study suggests many retirees could safely spend far more than they do - but fear and uncertainty keep wallets closed.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Investing remains a craft - even in the age of AI

Unconventional wisdom: Investing remains a craft - even in the age of AI

What a $19 million lunch with Warren Buffett reveals about judgement, process, and machines.
personal-finance
Young & Invested: The federal budget’s hidden trade-offs

Young & Invested: The federal budget’s hidden trade-offs

My take on a budget sold as intergenerational reform, but built on contradictions.
etfs
Young & Invested: Is your ETF really worth the price you’re paying?

Young & Invested: Is your ETF really worth the price you’re paying?

We’ve devised a new metric to reveal whether your ETF is competitively priced.
etfs
Young & Invested: Can this ETF solve the ASX’s concentration problem?

Young & Invested: Can this ETF solve the ASX’s concentration problem?

When half your ETF goes into ten companies, it pays to look for alternatives.