Retirement

Superannuation health check...

Superannuation health check...

Does your super deserve a clean bill of health? Managing your super might seem tricky, but it doesn’t need to be. With a few simple tweaks, you can put the basics in place to last you a lifetime. Here’s how to do a quick and easy health-check on your super.

Active, index, or both?

Active, index, or both?

Instead of choosing between index and active investing, consider the core-satellite approach wherein the best aspects of both strategies are combined to construct a portfolio…

Sweet spot...

Sweet spot...

Jason Todd, Head of Wealth Management Investment Strategy at Macquarie Group, presents an excellent summary current economic and market conditions…

The importance of starting point valuations...

The importance of starting point valuations...

It makes sense that the cheaper you buy an asset the higher its prospective return will be. However, this is frequently forgotten with investors often tempted to project recent returns into the future regardless of valuations…

Rates remain unchanged...

Rates remain unchanged...

The RBA has left rates on hold at their effective lower bound of 0.1 per cent, saying, “The board remains committed to maintaining highly supportive monetary conditions until its goals are achieved.”

The risks in hunting for higher returns...

The risks in hunting for higher returns...

How much investment risk are you willing to take?