Australians should prepare themselves for soaring rental prices once the COVID-19 pandemic passes due to the undersupply of rental properties, a property researcher has said. According to data released by Propertyology’s head of research, Simon Pressley, only four out of 52 major cities and towns have...
As markets continue to be wax and wane due to ongoing coronavirus fears and subdued employment and economic recovery numbers, it seems timely to remind ourselves of the types of behavioural and emotional biases that could lead to potentially risky investment behaviour, and how you can avoid them.
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Stockmarkets are defying logic. After plunging almost 40% in March, markets have been rallying over the last few months! Why? Is it sustaniable? To solve the mystery one must understand crowd psychology and the virality of ideas. The performance of stockmarkets, especially in the United...
In the first article of a four-part series on SMSFs and property development, I focus on related-party leases and how to keep them compliant.
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If retirement was on your horizon in the next five years or so, the market downturn due to COVID-19 coronavirus might have prompted you to take a closer look at your superannuation and how it’s invested. Perhaps you’ve seen your balance drop and are now...
Sometimes it is true that you don't know what you've got. Till it's gone. Music aficionados will recognise that line from Joni Mitchell's 1970s hit Big Yellow Taxi.
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If you’re an investor or considering becoming one, some essentials are important to know, and of these, few are more important than diversification. Diversification is a way of spreading the risk associated with investments, or more simply, not putting all your eggs into one basket. And...
There's an old saying, to only focus on the things in life that you can control.
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The coronavirus pandemic is having profound effects on Australian families, communities, businesses, the financial markets and the global economy.
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You may hear about investment market volatility and think it has nothing to do with you, especially if you don’t own any investments, such as shares. So, it may surprise you to learn that most working Australians are investors in the share market through their super....
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Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.