Studies have shown that arguments over money rank highly as one of the top reasons for divorce, second only to affairs and infidelity. New research by online trading brokerage firm Global Prime suggests that those arguments over money may be rooted in gender. The study found that men and women may be driven by different… Read more »
It can feel like a never-ending cycle of pain, but there are things you can do to ditch the debt and step off the carousel. There’s nothing worse than feeling overwhelmed by debt. It is a harrowing experience which can often seem to have no end. But there is a solution. It is never quick… Read more »
They are the investment phenomenon which makes a person’s wildest financial dreams come true and then instantly shatters them. Investment bubbles have been inflating and bursting for hundreds of years. The wild ride of the gold price and the value of Bitcoin over the last few years is a timely reminder that while asset price… Read more »
Analysis of 122 years of data reveals long-term sharemarket trends that provide real insight into reducing sharemarket risk and improving gains. One of the things people interested in investing can suffer from is what I call ‘short-termism’; where we follow the day-to-day but don’t often sit back and get the big picture. That’s why the… Read more »
A growing number of kids are relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad to get a foot in the door. Here’s how to protect that foot from getting hammered. The Generational war between parents and their adult children over money has never been more intense or sensitive. The clash is over parents wanting to… Read more »
Rates seem to be staying down for now, so what are your low interest rate investing options? Despite all the media hoopla, the RBA has chosen to keep interest rates as they are for now. Governor Dr Philip Lowe suggests that it’s steady as she goes for the foreseeable future. “The Omicron outbreak has affected… Read more »
Many landlords don’t realise the full advantage of the tax depreciation deductions available on their investment. With tax time fast approaching, I reckon depreciation is one of the least understood financial advantages for property investors. Many landlords are surprised to learn that they can claim depreciation as a tax deduction over the lifetime of their… Read more »
At what point does a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) become viable against the big funds? It’s one of the age-old questions of superannuation: at what point is it viable from a cost and performance perspective to transition to a SMSF? In years past, a general rule of thumb was that you’d need to have $750k-$1… Read more »
Filling up at the pump has never been so expensive. What drives the price of petrol so high and is there anything we can do about it? The price of crude oil is at multi-year highs and that has a flow-on effect directly to the bowser. In a nutshell, crude oil’s price has been affected… Read more »
Rather than leap straight in, expert investors often use a ‘nibble’ strategy before taking further action. It is fascinating to me how professional investors are handling these volatile times on the sharemarket. Clouded by rising inflation and interest rates, the political tensions around Ukraine and the fundamental shift away from growth to valuing investing, equity… Read more »
