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Should you take out private health insurance?
Personal Finance
Should you take out private health insurance?
If you’re earning over $97,000, you’re being charged a Medicare Levy Surcharge. Should you take out private health insurance to avoid it?
Shani Jayamanne | 14 May 2025
Chart of the week: What’s in store for markets over the Trump term?
Markets
Chart of the week: What’s in store for markets over the Trump term?
This week’s chart of the week looks at election-cycle equity market performance.
Shani Jayamanne | 14 May 2025
Answering your questions about retirement
Retirement
Answering your questions about retirement
The Morningstar community has the following questions about planning for retirement. Here are my thoughts. 
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 14 May 2025
Property has negative gearing. What do shares have?
Personal Finance
Property has negative gearing. What do shares have?
The most common tax deductions for share investing
Shani Jayamanne | 14 May 2025
Micro-investing apps vs ETFs
Personal Finance
Micro-investing apps vs ETFs
The difference and how to choose between the big players
Shani Jayamanne | 12 May 2025
Future Focus: New super tax could slash your retirement savings
Personal Finance
Future Focus: New super tax could slash your retirement savings
More Australians will be impacted by Div 296 and unrealised capital gains than you think.
Shani Jayamanne | 12 May 2025
The Psychology of Money teaches us the only thing holding us back is ourselves
Personal Finance
The Psychology of Money teaches us the only thing holding us back is ourselves
There weren’t many things I disagreed with in Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money. Here are some top lessons from the book.  
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 12 May 2025
The ASX’s most shorted stocks
Stocks
The ASX’s most shorted stocks
The stocks where investors have lost faith and taken active bets against their success, and our analysts’ thoughts on the stocks.
Shani Jayamanne | 12 May 2025
Most popular shares in SMSFs
Stocks
Most popular shares in SMSFs
With data showing the continued rise of SMSFs, we explore the top stock picks of individual investors
Simonelle Mody | 11 May 2025
Why ETFs may not be the best choice for investors
ETFs
Why ETFs may not be the best choice for investors
As their popularity increases it is important to consider the downsides to ETFs.  
Shani Jayamanne | 11 May 2025