13 March 2010 | Philip Baker | The Australian Financial Review
An investment strategy of saying 'yes' when the majority is saying 'no' is workable and can be very rewarding.
13 March 2010 | Philip Baker | The Australian Financial Review
If you think a situation will never happen again because things will be different the next time around, think again. History has a habit of repeating itself.
13 March 2010 | Philip Baker | The Australian Financial Review
Contrarian investors do the opposite of what is the popular view of the day.
13 March 2010 | Philip Baker | The Australian Financial Review
Contrarian investing is not for everyone. Doing the opposite to what is the conventional wisdom of the day isn't easy.
13 March 2010 | alan mitchell | The Australian Financial Review
House prices are emerging as potentially Australia's biggest problem as the economic recovery increases demand pressures in the property market.
13 March 2010 | The Australian Financial Review
A doctor runs a successful medical centre and feels she's ahead with super because she's making regular concessional and non-concessional contributions. But a forgotten compulsory contribution from the local hospital where she sometimes contracts triggers a domino effect with her contributions, leading to an extra tax bill of just over $70,000.
13 March 2010 | Debra Cleveland | The Australian Financial Review
For most people, making super contributions has been a no-brainer. Not any more - if you exceed the caps on different types of contributions you'll pay more in tax, negating the low-tax benefits for which super is always promoted.
13 March 2010 | Debra Cleveland | The Australian Financial Review
* Don't forget that the 9 per cent compulsory superannuation paid by a employer counts towards the annual concessional contribution cap. Thousands of employees wrongly believe that only salary-sacrifice contributions count towards the cap, says Suzanne Haddan, managing director of BFG Financial Services.
13 March 2010 | Debra Cleveland | The Australian Financial Review
If you think the maximum tax you'll pay by going over the superannuation contribution caps is 31.5 per cent, you are wrong. How does 93 per cent sound?
13 March 2010 | Debra Cleveland | The Australian Financial Review
If you are under 50, your annual cap for concessional super contributions is $25,000. If you are over 50, it is $50,000 until July 2012 when it will revert to $25,000.
13 March 2010 | JOHN WASILIEV | The Australian Financial Review
Can frozen losses be applied against capital gains if it is necessary to sell assets? John Wasiliev answers your questions.
13 March 2010 | Barrie Dunstan | The Australian Financial Review
No one can be certain but many people suspect that there are a lot of self-directed investors - most notably those running their own super funds - who are still huddled for safety in bank term deposits and other fixed interest investments rather than in shares.
13 March 2010 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review
The Rudd government appears to have decided that do-it-yourself super funds borrowing to make investments in shares and property is an acceptable strategy.
