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Article Written by Hugh Dive. Senior Portfolio Manager, Aurora Funds Management Over past two years investors have faced a barrage of glowing research from the investment banks trumpeting the blue sky potential of new companies seeking to be floated on the ASX. What is also clear is that the overall quality […]
June 30 is fast approaching but there’s still time to consider strategies to help you build your wealth and reduce the amount of tax you pay. Pay interest in advance Borrowing to invest may be a tax-effective means of wealth accumulation. This type of strategy lets you purchase an investment property, shares, or any other […]
Early lessons in Finance can last a lifetime. In a world where money and finances present so many decision making situations to a person’s day it is important to educate, motivate and empower your children to become regular savers and mini investors. It is vital to teaching the ‘value of a dollar’ as your parents did […]
Economies seem to be getting the ‘blues’, hitting a soft patch in terms of economic news with investment markets moving sideways. Perhaps it’s the early days of winter or the death of blues legend, BB King, just a couple of weeks ago. In Australia it was the release of softer than expected private investment numbers […]
Australia is now starting to pay the price for our lack of economic reforms over the past decade. By living through the ‘great complacency’ since 2004 the rivers of gold from the mining and leverage booms masked the structural weaknesses opening up in the Australian economy and we missed a great opportunity to make the […]
Do you want to be young and free? To have the freedom to move around the world? To go on holiday five times a year and not have to worry about saving money? Then buying your first house is probably not the right choice for you just yet. That’s fine, there’s nothing wrong with wanting […]
Researcher Accurium has calculated that 65-year-old SMSF members are likely to live about three years longer than the average Australian. by John Wasiliev AFR [Link] As Australia’s population ages, longevity has become a serious issue for anyone wishing to introduce some certainty to their retirement planning. Results of studies into longevity, which involve analysing how […]
Preparing early can save you stress at tax time. 1. Top up your super Every little bit you add to your super will make a big difference down the track thanks to its concessional tax and the effect of compounding interest. So it could make sense to contribute more than the Super Guarantee amount that […]
Official figures show that inflation in Australia is low and likely to stay that way for some time to come. According to Stephen Halmarick, Head of Economic and Market Research at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, “The current inflation rate is well within the Reserve Bank’s 2% to 3% target range. That’s good news […]
The new year has started with a different landscape than had been expected. The falling price of oil, generational lows in bond yields and renewed political concerns in Europe have sharpened the focus on what 2015 will hold for the global economy and financial markets. On 21 January 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) updated […]