How to invest when interest rates start rising…
After years of record-low interest rates, the rate cycle has finally turned and rate rises are back on the agenda. While this is bad news for borrowers, it is good…
How to calm those market jitters
It’s been a rocky start to the year on world markets but that doesn’t mean you should hit the panic button. Staying the course is generally the best course, but…
Investing to achieve your goals
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…
New retail IFs targeting first-time and Millennial investors
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…
Investing lessons from the pandemic
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…
What are the best-performing and most popular ETFs in Australia?
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…
Regulatory green light for bitcoin ETF fuels local hype
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…
As 2022 approaches, should investors brace for a market correction?
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…
Aussies are already paying their bills in bitcoin
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…
