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 »
How do you know whether it’s better to go with ETFs vs managed funds, or buy your shares direct? There are a number of investments available to everyday Australians. However trying to figure out what’s right for you and your investment goals is challenging. Especially if you don’t know all your options. You may not… Read more »
Take it from someone who’s learnt the ins and outs of the sharemarket the hard way; it’s expensive, exhausting and a waste of time to learn your own investing lessons. By Alex Brophy They say financial markets have short memories, which is why they always seem to fall down the same holes. Rampant speculation, asset… Read more »
You can make money through active or passive investing – or even a little bit of both. Just know what you’re getting yourself into with either approach. There are plenty of different ways to make money investing. The important thing is that you find one that works for you and stick to it. Consistency and… Read more »
Reframe sharemarket volatility to help you keep your cool when the market drops. After all, there is no gain in reacting to short-term market prices. On Monday 16 March 2020, as COVID fears spread, the Australian sharemarket (S&P/ASX 200) fell by its biggest daily percentage on record, losing almost 10 per cent. The S&P/ASX 200… 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 »
Dollar-cost averaging can be an effective way of managing share investing risk – provided you’re patient. Put simply, dollar-cost averaging is an investing term that describes the strategy of making incremental investments over time, rather than investing all at once in a lump sum. The idea behind it is that you can reduce the impact… Read more »
Even the most experienced investor can be guilty of making these investing mistakes, but they’re especially common when you’re just getting started. You’re at a party, and after a few drinks your friend lets it slip they’ve “actually just invested in ‘TechHub Ltd’, apparently one of the hottest tech startups in Australia at the moment.”… Read more »
Knowing the answers to these questions will help you start investing, as well as sleep better night after night. So, you’ve got some cash set aside and want to start investing. Hopefully you’ve made this decision with the help of a financial adviser, but you may have decided to go it alone. Either way, there… Read more »
Currency hedging can protect you against movements in exchange rates, but is it always a good idea? When you invest globally you are not only exposed to the risk of the investment, you are also exposed to exchange rate risk. That is, the risk that the currency you purchase the asset in (e.g. British Pounds)… Read more »
