While there are plenty of people rejoicing over lower interest rates at the moment, the conservative investor is quietly mumbling under their breath. Conservative investors who’ve long stuck to term deposits and high interest savi...
Investing in any in shares, fixed interest or real estate comes with the obvious risks of the fluctuations of those markets. At some time prices will fall and so will the value of your investment; this is a given as no investment consis...
Warren Buffett has released his annual newsletter and like every year it has some important reminders on how easy investing can be – if you keep it simple. Buffett uses real estate investments he’s made to draw a link to pointlessly worr...
According to Australian bank communications I’ve received recently there’s been an increasing trend of fraudulent email applications for fund withdrawals on behalf of individuals and businesses. These requests are happening when email acc...
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One of the interesting things about a financial crisis is how people respond in the aftermath. The Global Financial Crisis had its roots in the US housing and mortgage market. Fraudulent behaviour from lenders and some ve...
Even some basic understanding goes a long way in making better financial decisions and understanding how you are and aren’t financially protected. Two surveys recently appeared that indicated varying levels of financial literacy ...
If you’ve been reading this column for any length of time you’ll recall my ongoing warnings about spruikers pushing leveraged property in self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Those warnings have a little more weight behind them with th...
If you haven’t heard, Australia’s mining boom appears to be on the wane. While some commodities appear to be holding up, Australia’s largest mining export, iron ore, has spent the year on a downward slide with the...
Economic Overview A sluggish and uneven global economy, geopolitical strains, falling commodity prices and a resurgent US dollar were key areas of focus for investors in the Sept...
