Investors who are living off a dividend stream are being advised that they might face some financial hardship, with the COVID-19 crisis likely to cause a reduction in how much companies can pay shareholders. Portfolio manager of the Ausbil Active Dividend Income Fund Michael Price said investors should...
Savvy Australian investors looking to buy and hold some of the largest companies in the world would be wise to consider looking beyond the ASX, writes Chi-X Director and Chief Commercial Officer Dr Shane Miller. Local and overseas sharemarkets entered correction territory in the final week of...
In the current low interest rate environment, an investment product offering low-risk, high returns may sound very tempting.
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It's a question most of us ask eventually: what happens to our investments when we die?
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As investment market volatility continues, what does this mean for Australians’ retirement savings? The COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis has caused uncertainty in many areas of life, not least on investment markets. Share prices have been fluctuating wildly as investors react to unfolding global events. From its high point...
Advised clients are in a much better portfolio position during COVID-19 than their unadvised counterparts, according to an investment expert The managing director of Wealth O2, Shannon Bernasconi, has explained how after a slow first month of the pandemic, “everything has picked up to even greater...
2020, a year that will be marked in history by a pandemic that had devastating effects on global health and economic activity to individuals and nations across the world.
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First home buyers are extremely optimistic about their property prospects despite the pandemic, with many aspiring to use the downturn to their advantage. According to the latest quarterly property sentiment report from ME, young first home buyers are looking far and wide for COVID-19 bargains. More than...
Depreciation of investment properties can be confusing at the best of times. Here are some of the mistakes you should be avoiding as you file your tax return for this financial year. Property investors can claim sizeable deductions for the natural wear and tear that takes...
Melbourne buyers and sellers are both worried about the second wave, with auction cancellations and clearance rates shifting downwards, new figures have revealed. The six-week lockdown imposed in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire to curtail the resurgence of the coronavirus in Victoria has so far...
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Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.