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EOY Special: Free ebook of 2018 highlights, collection from Royal Commission, Guest Editor Warren Bird picks his favourites, Have Your Say, free app.
Our free app for an ‘Appy Christmas; Summer Series Guest Editor Pilar Gomez-Bravo picks her favourites from our archive. Next week: Best of 2018
2019 is time for caution, Evans, Oliver, Montgomery on TV, investing lessons from 40 years, 8 SMSF hints, longevity, global survey, post-retirement.
RoCo’s two defining moments, inside Chris Cuffe’s portfolio, how SMSFs can avoid Labor’s franking policy, flaws in fund numbers, Asian property, POAs.
Inside view from top of CBA, retrospective tax, RCR collapse lessons, conflicted awards for funds, acquisition value, fintechs, advisers and seniors.
It’s the Misconduct Commission, grandfathering and commissions, Labor on negative gearing, fixing longevity risk, 7 SMSF checks, $1.6m cap, bonds.
SMSF asset allocation, Labor franking hits low incomes, Noel Whittaker on $1.6m cap, Sam Wylie on your fees, aged care, robo reply, bearish investors.
Hamish Douglass exclusive on shares, 4Ps of roboadvice, Tim Wilson request, gender fairness, bank scorecard, active is not index, property hits, LICs.
Australia as best global model? 3 lessons from my trip, Montgomery on 5G, nervous investors, manager chats, super engagement and access, rate spreads.
Owen on big bank failings, your Factfulness results, sustainable returns, SMSF pros, S&P scorecard shortcomings, choice paralysis, and super problems.
Bank disruption post-Commission, reverse mortgages, asset performance, taxing issues for ETFs, valuing disruptors, US equity mix, LIC Hearts & Minds.
How much do you know about the world? Let’s check the facts
Hamson on how imputation policy affects all super funds. Small caps, bonds, diversifying, choosing ETFs, Asia tech, parent finance, retirement age.
Chris Stott’s latest trends, plus Christopher Joye, Garry Weaven, Alex Pollak, Jonathan Rochford, Brett Gillespie, Assyat David and Mark Ellem.
Leading insights from Roger Montgomery, Steve Johnson, Marcus Evans, Warren Bird, Erik Weisman, Rudi Filapek-Vandyck and Brett Lewthwaite.
Packed with GFC lessons, industry funds thrilled, Royal Commission secrets, invest like instos, ‘value’ struggles, bonds, retirement worry, microcaps.
Leading names in retirement: Cooper, Whittaker, Rule and Warren. How much is really need to retire, death duty, Labor policies, SMSFs and death, algos.
Market headwinds but is this top a turn? real return delusions, poor for 50 years, tax inefficiency, stop chasing risky yields, blockchain, cyber investing.
Royal Commission hits, ETF survivors, measure risk, A-REITs, Lucy Brogden interview, excess super caps, Thorny Birds, Chris’s 30 year CFS anniversary.
Your interactive goals, smart HILDA answers, OnePath conflicts, Royal Commission darkness, franking, tax-free SMSFs, healthcare, manager share buying.
“Alone in the dark with our money”, your financial literacy, tech dominance, housing fears, tax perils, startup warnings, good to bad, lifestages.
Do SMSFs underperform? regulation conga line, Nine/Fairfax toads, find great companies, dollar outlook, high divis, SMSF checklist, winner-takes-all.
Labor franking targets SMSFs, Douglass says 30% fall possible, Total Super Balance, income risk, asset allocation, SMSFs and mental capacity.
Value v growth investors, managing the $1.6m cap, tips on managed accounts, Douglass macro update, sovereign defaults coming, carer inherits estate.
Micro investing at Raiz, poor retail FX rates, spouse super, disability insurance, longevity and sequencing risk, living to 1,000, SMSF spruiking.
Going global, mid-cap focus, 2017-2018 market results, Cooper on retirement, Ruthven on wealth distribution, rules of global investing, higher rates.
World Cup smart chat, CBA demerger, hybrid value, talk to your family, next for ASIC, super rorts, SAA journey, investing checks, podcast on GFC.
Income tax, franking outside super, downgrade blame, Montgomery on tech, Marks on indexing, depreciation, blockchain, access yield, China politics.
Dover and Prospa ASIC casualties, high retiree tax rates, comparing LICs, EOFY strategies, credit markets, aged care, tax donations, SMSF assets, tech.
Chris Bowen responds, Peter Costello super myth, instos and franking refunds, bank outlook, discount LICs, active’s time has come, gold, technology.
Productivity Commission scolds super, Whittaker scolds Labor, rich old ladies, multi-sector portfolios, active trading, SMSF max, high yield.
SMSFs v Labor franking, non-bank SME loans, disruption, business property in SMSFs, Active ETFs, 10 hints on managers, bare trusts and prospect theory.
SMSF strategies if imputation refunds lost, a super EOFY deduction, 7 EOFY tips, Royal Commission suitability, Budget income, bank scorecard and more.
Budget Special, Smashing Pumpkins, nearing the market peak, EM leads tech, two SMSF tips, factor investing, PropTech explained, LICs and hybrids.
Budget 2018: tax cuts, retirement income, infrastructure spend, move to surplus … direct from the Canberra Lockup.
APRA focus on CBA, a Royal flush on advice, perverse outcomes, manager selection, SPIVA lessons, why dividends matter, currency, earnings, El Camino.
‘Regrets, I’ve had a few …’ Special 250th Edition ebook plus Royal Commission coverage.
RC lies and damned lies, Blue Sky shorting, end of the bull run, blockchain founder, tax-free pensions, Smith v Jones, merit of two SMSFs, Third Link.
Of course more is more, three retirement goals, end of ‘set and forget’, ESG, good super ideas, John Hemmes’ estate, small caps and football lessons.
Grattan on property and politics, Cuffe on application chaos, Joye on hybrid selloff, Stammer on cycles, LIC dividends and franking, earnings value.
It’s not just cricket, SMSF ‘pensions’ miss out, losing on logic alone, loss aversion, ETF growth, unwinding warnings, watch lower quality assets.
Imputation credit class war, impact on hybrids, women losing super rights, retirees not spending, downsizer checks, rate prospects, luxury goods.
Labor’s new franking policy, Royal Commission train wreck, Sir Michael Hintze AM exclusive, shares v bonds, dividend conspiracy, insurance in super.
How imputation really works, Hamish Douglass on high risk, guns in banks, manager attribution, new thinking on retirement, bond defaults, inside SMSFs.
Where financial advice went wrong, shares v bonds, retirement products, real estate wins, finance fire drill, active/passive, discount LICs, Buffett.
Where robo went wrong, when to hedge currency, resources rebound, super alternatives, multi-asset funds in retirement, death benefits, glide paths.
VIX, XIV and all that jazz, Montgomery and Moore on where to now, Jack Gray on AI, Bitcoin reality, infrastructure, portfolio construction and super
Control the urge to sell in panic, CAPE over share markets, SMSF action now but should you have one, home and aged care traps, resource companies.
What to expect in 2018, Howard Marks, the future of ETFs and LICs, managing diversification and volatility, the Lucky Country and (yes) Bitcoin.
Guest Editor Roger Montgomery, final edition of the Summer Series, with his Top 5 from 2017, plus Larry Fink’s letter to over 1,000 CEOs.
Guest Editor Greg Paramor’s Top 5 from the last 5 years, plus Morningstar’s 20 year ‘Gameboard’ and asset class performance for 2017.
Guest Editor Gemma Dale’s Top 5 articles from the last 5 years. Plus handy Fast Facts brochure updated for 2018.
Guest Editor Noel Whittaker’s Top 5 from 2017, plus his 20 Commandments of Wealth for Retirees.
Guest Editor Jeremy Cooper’s Top 5 from the last 5 years, with a special focus on retirement. Plus Ashley Owen’s summary of markets in 2017.