(03) 9020 2905PORTFOLIO POINT: Super fund members and trustees will face a barrage of offers to help rebuild their battered super balances. Some will be product based, others strategy based. Here’s one … Read More Get your DIY fund back into gear
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Sherry tightens focus on DIY borrowing
PORTFOLIO POINT: Tighter legislation of our now 400,000-plus DIY funds is on the way. Just don’t expect it to be rushed. However, minimum balance requirements are off the agenda. That … Read More Sherry tightens focus on DIY borrowing
Survival guide for the (next) recession
Funny thing about recessions. They tend not to happen often enough, or for long enough, to learn valuable lessons from them. Once a generation isn’t regularly enough to get used … Read More Survival guide for the (next) recession
DIY and property stars align
PORTFOLIO POINT: The great super fund property opportunity has yet to materialise. But falling property prices and maturing infrastructure could get super funds and gearing dancing soon. When the twin … Read More DIY and property stars align
What do you think your life is worth
Life’s “X factor” is provided by the stuff that doesn’t happen everyday. The unpredictable. As a percentage, probably 90-95 per cent of our time is spent doing mundane tasks – … Read More What do you think your life is worth
Safer super options
PORTFOLIO POINT: Don’t surrender to the gloom – super is a superior retirement savings vehicle. Here are some other super investment options to consider. There appears a real danger that … Read More Safer super options
Super funds brace for news
The fallout for the superannuation industry from the calamitous state of investment markets to the end of 2008 continues to worry everyone. The nails of officialdom are being chewed to … Read More Super funds brace for news
How to spot a fake – it will revert to mean
It’s a sad fact that so many great things in life that seem so real turn out to be so fake. And it’s us poor punters who are usually last … Read More How to spot a fake – it will revert to mean
Don ‘t rely on dividends
PORTFOLIO POINT: If you’re worried about your funds’ income, listen up. The next couple of months are going to bring some shocks. If 2008 was a “nightmare for capital”, the … Read More Don ‘t rely on dividends
Give yourself a sporting chance, ditch dumb debt
If January really has a collective cohesion acrossAustralia, it’s sport on the TV. As if we needed another reason to slack off during the January heatwaves … or to escape … Read More Give yourself a sporting chance, ditch dumb debt