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Should we borrow $500,000 and invest it in shares?
Borrowing to invest is certainly a key wealth creation strategy, but it all comes down to your appetite for risk.
- by Paul Benson
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Your three biggest retirement advice questions, answered
Getting financial advice without paying for it is a national pastime in the lead up to retirement. Here are the three most common things people want to know.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Budgeting
This tax time, it pays to remember my ‘guaranteed’ secret for wealth
In a few weeks, everybody will have a fatter pay packet because the tax rates are changing. Smart money managers will put the extra to good use.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Opinion
How to make sure you’re getting good financial advice
There’s a lot of mistrust of financial professionals, and it’s not totally unfounded, but there are ways to make sure you’re getting good advice.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Money psychology
Why you don’t have to be smart to be wealthy
Somehow, we’ve associated ‘clever’, needlessly complex behaviours with accruing wealth. But there’s a big problem with this narrative.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Financial planning
Reasons why you probably don’t need a financial adviser
I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with financial advisers, but many people aren’t at a stage where a financial adviser would be the best way forward.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Opinion
Do I really need to pay for two different financial advisors?
While it might feel like a lot to pay for advice from separate planners, it’s worth doing.
- by Paul Benson
Economic headwinds hamper AMP’s banking business
While shareholders cheered the overall result as being not as bad as expected, the group was challenged over lacklustre performance by its AMP Bank division.
- by Sarah Danckert
Opinion
Passive investing
Think you can beat the market? Hear this cautionary tale
Time and time again, people have told me they want to invest in shares. My response has always been the same.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Opinion
Better financial advice is a Christmas gift for all – especially retirees
There’s lots of talk about what the new changes this week will do for the industry, but here’s what it really means for everyday Australians.
- by Bec Wilson
Analysis
Analysis
Financial advice fix will take time as adviser numbers continue to fall
Moves are afoot to give Australians access to financial advice that is more affordable.
- by John Collett