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Sorry, there’s no real place to hide

Graham Hand
4 December 2019
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Billions of dollars of personal savings are flowing into 'fixed interest' funds, but do investors understand the risks? These funds have a place but they are not a short-term haven for worried retirees.

20 favourite investment and life lesson quotes

Shane Oliver
4 December 2019
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Favourite quotations from famous people on markets, investing, processes, noise, pessimism, self perception and life balance. These lessons carry across investment cycles and lifetimes.

We need national and personal visions for retirement

Emma Rapaport, Matthew Harrison
4 December 2019
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Two different articles cover a recent report on the attitudes of Australians towards retirement. What should be a enjoyable life stage is feared by many, and they fail to plan and work towards it.

Beware: the share valuations failing the commonsense test

Warryn Robertson
4 December 2019
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The valuation maths of many expensive companies simply cannot work. They assume low interest rates for long terms, but strong economic growth to drive ongoing success. You can't have both.

SMSFs the new battleground in family disputes

William Moore, Sam Baring
4 December 2019
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With the best will in the world, family disputes often occur on the death of a family member. SMSFs often hold substantial assets, and the role of trustees and death benefit nominations is tricky.

Bankruptcy and trusteeship in SMSFs

Julie Steed
4 December 2019

Bankruptcy is surprisingly common but many people do not consider the impact on their SMSF. An undischarged bankrupt cannot continue as an SMSF trustee, but the impact can be managed.

APRA's executive remuneration changes are unwelcome

Will Baylis
4 December 2019
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APRA is pushing for executive remuneration to move to non-financial metrics, which will lead to poor outcomes for all stakeholders. Investors should resist and vote against such measures at AGMs.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 335

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I doubt the Reserve Bank Governor, Philip Lowe, is looking for a new home at the moment. If he were, he would know first-hand that Sydney residential is red hot, and it might make him think again about cutting rates. For the first time in 30 years, I am looking for a new home, and it's clear that FOMO has replaced the FONGO (Fear of Not Getting Out) in the space of a few months. It's a market where selling before you buy can quickly become expensive.

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