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Edition 62

  • 16 May 2014

Budgets and the fiscal discipline of Labor and Liberal, poetry for investors, the difference between risk and ambiguity aversion, allowing for investment cycles and imminent changes to SMSF receipts.

Budget time and Labor v Liberal on fiscal discipline

When comparing the fiscal disciplines of left- and right-leaning parties, do the stereotypes prevail? This first part of a three-part series looks at which parties have produced more federal surpluses and deficits.

Poetry for investors

Despite previous failed attempts to inject a bit of the humanities into technical minds, we are reminded that Goethe, Elliot and other great poets actually can provide insights and wisdom to make for better investors.

You have an aversion to what? Is it risk or ambiguity?

We may already know how risk averse we are when it comes to investing, but how much of this is affected by ambiguity aversion. A better understanding of financial products could improve the investment choices we make.

Investors need to allow for future cycles

Economic and investment market cycles do not make for a comfortable ride when making investment decisions and they’re not about to disappear despite numerous smoothing attempts. Face it, cycles just happen.

Changes to SMSF contribution methods

If your SMSF receives contributions from an unrelated employer, you need to prepare now for changes to the way contributions are received which come into effect on 1 July. Paper transactions will soon be a thing of the past.

First Home Saver Account benefits abolished

The benefits in the First Home Saver Account were abolished in this week's budget, removing an excellent first home savings vehicle, even for the 46,000 people who already have one.

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Is Gen X ready for retirement?

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Why the $5.4 trillion wealth transfer is a generational tragedy

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What Warren Buffett isn’t saying speaks volumes

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