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Financial planning
Sixty-six per cent of Australian mortgage holders believe they could probably get a better deal from another lending source, according to new research released by Ernst &...
Editorial
Select Asset Management's Dominic McCormick suspects the recent decline in currency volatility is the calm before a much bigger storm – with significant implications for ...
Editorial
AMP Capital's Craig Keary warns investing in term deposits may prevent investors reaching their financial goals and suggests other ways to find yield....
Funds management
Taking a multi-asset approach can level out an investor's income profile, according to Goldman Sachs portfolio manager Angus Bell....
Editorial
The popularity of term deposits is currently so high that other product providers need to fight for a little bit of airspace. But is it just a matter of time until term d...
Editorial
With bond yields at multi-year lows, BT's Piers Bolger asks whether investing in fixed income continues to make sense....
Financial planning
New research from Canstar suggests first homebuyers are finding it harder to get a deposit together....
Funds management
Despite global and domestic fears of a housing bubble in Australia, Chan & Naylor believes it is time for Generation Y to step into the property market....
Superannuation
The decision of most investors to hoard cash for the past few years was no surprise, but as Damon Taylor reports, the SMSF investment story might be starting to change....
Editorial
A small allocation to gold could add significant benefits to a client’s investment portfolio, writes BetaShares's Drew Corbett....
Funds management
Australians are highly allocated to local equities and need to re-evaluate the opportunities that exist on the global market....
Superannuation
A number of Australian investors have traded equity risk for interest rate risk by switching into cash, according to ETF provider iShares Australia and Dr Doug Turek, man...
Financial planning
Inflation is the "number one enemy" for retirees, according to Professional Wealth managing director Doug Turek - but it can be effectively countered with inflation-linke...
Superannuation
SMSFs are ahead of their institutional counterparts when it comes to allocating to non-traditional emerging markets, according to East Capital....
Editorial
It is no surprise investors and financial advisers are confused in what has become a dysfunctional economic and investment environment, according to Dominic McCormick....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...