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For Australia’s public companies, this is the moment of truth. The 2025 profit reporting season has started, and this is when companies on the ASX let the market know how much money they earned last year. Reporting season is an exciting but sometimes stressful time for investors. It’s when companies share the most detailed information… Read more »
While construction costs have dramatically slowed from their pandemic peaks of 17.8 per cent annual growth in December 2022, the damage it has done to housing affordability has been severe. While building costs have declined significantly in NSW and Victoria, they are still rising by 10 per cent in WA. This cost inflation has fundamentally… Read more »
When a couple decides to get hitched, chances are neither party is basing their decision on how financially compatible they are together. At least I hope that’s not the case … I’m a romantic at heart. But once the dregs of the wedding cake have finally been thrown away and the honeymoon snaps are safely… Read more »
If you’ve been following the property market lately – and let’s face it, what Aussie hasn’t – you might’ve come across something called an REIT (real estate investment trust). REITs are a great way to get exposure to the Aussie property market – without having to fork out for a deposit. And if you play… Read more »
As I often say, we tend to forget that when we talk about markets, we’re really seeing the behaviours of real people. Markets are just platforms that let people trade investments. That’s why market behaviour can seem erratic … because people are. They panic, follow fads, or chase returns that are too good to be… Read more »
The property market is shifting again … It was about 18 months ago when I wrote about a report from real estate giant Ray White that showed the gap between house and home unit values had widened to a record margin. At the time I discussed whether the housing affordability issues could see this gap… Read more »
The reason for a rate ‘pause’ makes good sense … The Reserve Bank board have defied market expectations and kept official interest rates on hold at 3.85 per cent. Markets were overwhelmingly forecasting a 0.25 per cent cut, which would have been welcome relief for millions of mortgage holders looking to ease the cost-of-living crisis.… Read more »
Super funds have delivered a third straight year of strong returns with shares rallying in the final quarter to push full year returns into double digits. Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option returned 1.4 per cent over the month of June, bringing the return for the financial year to 30… Read more »
Don’t be too quick getting your tax return in. I know a lot of people are hanging out for a potential tax refund but don’t be too quick. Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ is encouraging Australians to keep calm and take time lodging their tax return to avoid making costly mistakes. It takes a few… Read more »
Recently, I wrote about rentvesting as an alternative to buying a first home to live in. It’s a way to get a foot on the property ladder if you’re priced out of your desired location – buying where you can afford, and renting in the area where you want to live. I was particularly interested,… Read more »
