What do you want out of life? While it’s great to have a vision of what we want our lives to be like, without clear goals and a plan to achieve them our dreams for the future are likely to remain just that. The good news is...
The Australasian Investor Relations Association has called for greater transparency of retail shareholder rights when using investment facilitators. A growing number of retail investment facilitators (IFs) are failing to deliver the “Full Share Ownership Experience” (FSOE) to their clients, the AIRA has claimed. In a statement issued...
When the coronavirus pandemic hit financial markets in March 2020, almost 40 per cent was wiped off the value of shares in less than a month. Understandably, many investors hit the panic button and switched to cash or withdrew savings from superannuation. With the benefit of hindsight,...
Australian ETF investors have primarily put their money into passive products such as index-tracking funds over the past year, while a diverse group of ETFs have ranked as the top performers. The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) received $1.92 billion of net new money in...
Approval from overseas regulators looks to turn the possibility of crypto ETFs in Australia into a reality. After the US Securities Exchange Commission gave ProShares’ futures-based bitcoin ETF the green light, Australia’s crypto sector is more optimistic about local developments. Kraken managing director for Australia Jonathan Miller...
Will stock market investors end the year with a victory lap or a lurch? While the third quarter of 2021 has been an exciting one of those investing either locally and in international share markets, it’s worth remembering that pride usually comes before a fall. Even optimists...
Getting paid and paying bills in bitcoin may just be a matter of time. Paying for goods in cryptocurrencies may reach the mainstream sooner than sceptics think. Research conducted by the deVere group found that more than a third of millennials and half of Gen Z would...
NAB has upgraded its property price growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 in its latest quarterly property report. The bank now expects growth of 22.7 per cent nationally in 2021 compared to its previous forecast of 18.5 per cent, on the back of stronger-than-expected outcomes in...
Government bonds are one of the safest assets that you can add to your investment portfolio, but there are other reasons why this asset class should be added to your portfolio. Consider the top reasons below. Safety and stabilityGovernment bonds, especially AGBs, are some of the safest...
You might’ve noticed a lot of excitement recently about something called Dogecoin. It’s a type of cryptocurrency that features the face of a cute Shiba Inu dog but is serious business, in that investors have made millions as Dogecoin’s value rose thousands of per cent...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.