02:21PM | Barrie Dunstan | The Australian Financial Review
Even as the markets are worrying about the chances of a double-dip recession or, worse, persistent deflation, smart investors instead may have to find ways to survive intact from a coming period of inflation and defaults by sovereign borrowers.
02:16PM | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review
Because most DIY super funds have a sizeable proportion of shares among their investments, whenever the market experiences bouts of volatility there will always be retirees who question whether they might be better off in interest-paying investments.
28 August 2010 | Tony Featherstone | The Australian Financial Review
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28 August 2010 | Tony Featherstone | The Australian Financial Review
Small and mid-cap industrials are usually regarded as capital growth rather than yield stocks but there can be exceptions to the rule.
28 August 2010 | Jackie pearson | The Australian Financial Review
According to recent research from Mozo, you need to spend a "five figure sum" each year to get any value out of a credit card with a loyalty program.
28 August 2010 | Jackie Pearson | The Australian Financial Review
Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin range of companies, states that the average Australian household could save $40,000 over 10 years if it exercised its right to choose better value banking products. The billionaire businessman says that's why he's re-entered the Australian financial services market with Virgin Money - to create the competition we all deserve.
28 August 2010 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review
I turn 65 soon and expect to qualify for a part age pension. I'm a single woman and have about $120,000 in super that I'll take as a super pension. I also have shares worth about $160,000 and cash of about $80,000. Would I be better off contributing the shares to my super while I still can (before I turn 65)?
28 August 2010 | PETER HAGGSTROM | The Australian Financial Review
Given that governments of both persuasions seem happy to allow the market to deal with issues such as longevity risk, investors need to understand what the market is offering them.
28 August 2010 | Alan Mitchell | The Australian Financial Review
For governments, investors and unions the trials of Pacific Brands and its employees are an important part of the bigger story of Australian manufacturing in a period of major structural change.
27 August 2010 | David Bassanese | The Australian Financial Review
Australia's first federal hung parliament since 1940 has not been as worrying to the markets as many - myself included - feared.
27 August 2010 | Barrie Dunstan | The Australian Financial Review
While local investors may worry more about which of the major political parties sits on the government benches, overseas investors think there isn't that much difference between them.
27 August 2010 | Glenn Mumford | The Australian Financial Review
Over recent years central bankers have come to terms with being the centre of investor attention. They've learned to choose their words carefully, knowing how dramatically what they say might shift a market's fortunes.
27 August 2010 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review
Virtually every industry seminar on super lately has had a segment on special reserve accounts.
