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Getting Bang for Your Investment Buck

We take $20,000 and put it through a five-year investment test to see how much you would have made in the past five years, writes Margie Sheedy. Imagine you were given an investment crystal ball. Suddenly, all the educated guesswork that goes in to finding the best return for your money would be as easy as asking your ball, “Where Continue Reading...

Getting a super education for SMSF trustees

New rules are expected to come into force on July 1 that will compel SMSF trustees who break super laws to undertake mandatory education. So exactly what do you need to know to run a super fund and where do you go to get this information? Sinclair Taylor, head of SMSF trustee distribution at Westpac, says being an SMSF trustee Continue Reading...

Safe investment alternatives to term deposits

There’s a danger in buying income stocks at elevated levels and using their yield as a surrogate for bank term deposit returns, due to the higher volatility of equities and the potential for capital loss. “Any investor who thinks they can just jump straight from cash to high-yielding stocks without taking on extra risk is living in false hope,” says Continue Reading...

3 Things to Know Before You Invest

It is generally accepted that if you want to be able to grow your wealth more effectively — especially if you want to retire some day — you need to invest your funds rather than sticking them in a checking or savings account. However, before you invest, it is a good idea to take stock and consider your options. Think Continue Reading...

How to invest during a slow-growth economy

By Sheyna Steiner | Bankrate.com How can investors make money in today’s climate of uncertainty? The economy is all over the place and the stock market with it. Meanwhile, interest rates on fixed-income investments are only getting closer to zero, but experts warn against buying very long maturities, as bonds will be annihilated when rates finally do an about-face. There’s Continue Reading...