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How to avoid this $580,000 rentvesting mistake
There’s a right – and wrong – way to play the property wealth building game.
Only 6 super funds pass new ‘retirement ready’ test
Super funds have come under heavy criticism for being ill-prepared to look after members as they start to draw down on their retirement savings.
Owning the latest iPhone may be a flex but is it worth it financially?
Buying an iPhone each year might be a status symbol, but succumbing to lifestyle inflation could delay you from reaching financial goals. If you do opt to upgrade, here’s how to find the best deal.
Global private credit’s rise changes investment landscape
Global private credit is moving from the margins to the mainstream in Australia, reshaping the way portfolios are built and financed.
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The overlooked property sector that may be a sweet spot for investors
Hotels are riding strong investment tailwinds and investing in them isn’t just for high net worth individuals or family trusts.
Four life lessons from a giant of financial writing
Given how much we humans love the feeling that we’re making some kind of progress, retirement can be a kind of continuation of one’s career.
Wealthiest Australians
Private equity buyer Blackstone circles Hamilton Island deal
While still in preliminary stages, a deal would make Blackstone, which already controls Crown Resorts, a major force in the country’s hospitality sector.
Snow family closes door to any sale of Canberra Airport
The extended family is working through its longer-term business and philanthropic strategy following Snow senior’s death at 80 in August last year.
‘Best meeting in 50 years’: How Politis sealed $1b Eagers deal
Australia’s biggest car dealership group is acquiring 65 per cent of CanadaOne in the company’s first major overseas move.
September
How the 0.01pc rule could transform your spending
There’s a new spending rule on the block to help you determine when (and how much) it’s OK to splurge.
How first home buyers with 5pc deposits will change the market
Only needing a tiny down payment for your first purchase almost sounds too good to be true. In fact, it could be if you don’t think through the consequences.
Australians seek refuge in monthly income amid share market volatility
Recent swings in share markets are prompting many Australians to rethink how they generate income.
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Over 50 and been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
Being made redundant in your 50s can hit especially hard. This four-step financial plan could help you through as a new wave of redundancies sweeps corporate Australia.
Forget property, we bought a ‘boring’ business to get wealthy
Retiring Baby Boomers are selling businesses they’ve spent decades building. Couples like Ashley Linkewich and Joe Gaebel are seizing the opportunity.
Government plans super investment reforms after Shield collapse
Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino is working on new rules with the corporate regulator to crack down on high-pressure sales tactics being used on social media.
Murdoch oration turns out Melbourne’s cultural elite
But even the State Library of Victoria can’t ignore the AFL in Grand Final week, at least as far as the guest list shows.
Why the golden age of value investing is over
For 30 years, my advantage as an investor was painstaking research. AI just made it worthless.
The one-time strategy wealthy Australians use to get more into super
Where you sell your home and you’re aged 55 or more, you may be eligible to make a “downsizer contribution”.
These Sydneysiders spent $3.8m betting on a Melbourne property rebound
A stamp duty concession for investors has bargain hunters looking to buy the dip in Melbourne. There are five suburbs to watch.
How much money is in the average SMSF?
The average self-managed super fund is now worth $1.9 million, making the sector a prime target of the proposed new tax on high balances.
Why Larry Ellison is buying up Oxford
The 81-year-old tech mogul is set on increasing his $590 billion fortune by turning the English city into the new Silicon Valley.
Term accounts are not the same as term deposits. Here’s why it matters
To the untrained eye, the returns on cash offered by private credit players like La Trobe look a lot like term deposits. The problem is, they are much riskier.
The tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies
Scammers adapt to whatever technologies or trends dominate the moment to exploit vulnerable, uninformed users.
4 ways to protect bank of mum and dad gifts from a messy break-up
There are legal strategies parents helping their children into the property market can use to prevent the money from being lost in a relationship breakdown.
Nicola Forrest’s new flame revealed as theatrical silver fox
From charity to the arts, the two have a lot in common.
Nicola Forrest spotted with new boyfriend in Europe
The philanthropist has flown far more under the radar than Andrew Forrest since their separation.
A new twist in the billionaire Wright family feud
A legal battle over a billion-dollar fortune rages on. Angela Bennett’s company is hunting for the secret backers of her brother’s lawsuit.
How to maximise your super and get $100k a year tax-free for life
Retirees can ensure they earn comfortably more than the average annual wage earner every year if they can get $2 million in their superannuation. Here’s how.
I’ve built $350,000 in ‘fun money’ for retirement. Here’s how
After learning his lesson from some risky share market punts when he was younger, Ian Freeman is heading towards a $500,000 portfolio that generates passive income.
