FIRSTLINKS News & Analysis

Over decades, relatively few companies generate all the stockmarket's outperformance. Is this an argument for passive investing or does it prove...

The legendary investor says if you don't relish managing your own investments, leave it to others and find something else to enjoy.

A healthy couple entering retirement can expect at least one of them to live for 30 more years. What do the 30-year asset performance charts say...

Like negative gearing, discounted capital gains tax, is criticised for giving investors an edge over first-home buyers. A discount is justified but...

When looking at long-term equity index charts, it’s easy to forget the individual stocks underpinning the indices don’t move as a unified...

Successful investing is grounded in the accumulation of wisdom.

The new super tax is a heavy surcharge on long-term investments because most of the gains from growth assets come from value gains which are mainly...

In Australia, David is ETFs valued at only 3% of the Goliath of managed funds, yet when we report ETF flows and characteristics as representing the...

Here are five tips to help you better manage your retirement savings.

$3m super tax; Aussie large cap headwinds; Energy transition issues.