What crowdfunding means for the wealth industry
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Many family owned businesses across Australia are not pre-IPO candidates nor are they willing to hand over management to venture capital or private equity firms.
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Redefining risk for income investors
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An equity-based investment fund that aims to deliver dependable income is likely to deviate significantly from the Australian share market index. It requires an active approach to manage a set of very different risks.
Read MoreWhere are we now? The cycle of market emotions
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“Just like investment cycles, where markets move and investment options go up and down, it’s important to know about the cycle of our emotions”
Read MoreMore benchmarks in the world than stocks – how it can affect you
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The number of indices benchmarking portfolio performance in the world now far exceeds the actual number of stocks in the world. This is patently absurd.
Read MoreEconomic outlook
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International shares swung between strength and weakness owing to ongoing trade tensions between the US and its trading partners, particularly China.
Read MoreHow to help ensure your superannuation contributions don’t exceed the caps
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Changes in the superannuation contribution caps, which kicked-in last year, give an added reason to keep a close eye on your contributions.
Read MoreTop 5 Risk Management Tips
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Morphic Asset Management’s Head of Macro and Risk Geoff Wood outlines five tips we apply to manage risk.
Read MoreBig Data is fuelling the AI revolution
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Strava is an app that athletes use to track, share and compare their exertions. The US company, for its part, can analyse the data generated by its users. For no particular reason, Strava recently hosted a ‘heat map’ of three trillion location points it had collected from one billion activities. What could go wrong? Just that it created one of the largest security breaches of recent years.
Read MoreLessons from the market
/Every market cycle – bull or bear – provides opportunities for investors to improve their process for investing. The best thing to do is learn from past events and apply those lessons to your future investment strategies and circumstances.
Read MoreEconomic outlook
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Looking forward, the Australian Dollar faces downside risks given Australia’s lower interest rates, lower economic growth and large foreign debt, a stronger US and possible rollover in China-linked commodity prices.
Read MoreHow will the First Home Super Saver Scheme work for SMSFs?
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For those interested in purchasing their first home, the First Home Super Saver (‘FHSS’) Scheme may be an option worth exploring.
Read MoreCan Socially Responsible Investing and good returns coexist? Yes.
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Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain
Read MoreWhen can I retire?
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There seems to be some confusion among Australians as to the current retirement age, with some commentary linking this to the Age Pension age, others to the age at which you can access your superannuation.
Read MoreTelecoms: Keeping pace with the Fourth Industrial revolution
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Look around and you can see how technology has changed the way we live our lives, even as recently as five years ago. The pace of change from here is expected to be exponential.
Read MoreEconomic outlook - Why your chances of a pay increase could finally be improving
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With 2018 now underway, many Australians may have noted ‘pay increase’ in their new years’ resolutions list. While the economic conditions over the past few years may not been ideal for having successful conversations with your boss around remuneration, NAB Asset Management’s Senior Economist Bob Cunneen explains how changing economic factors could lead to an improving environment for pay rises.
Read MoreFinancial matters for the over the 60s
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Considering retirement and starting to plan the rest of your life, there are some important decisions you need to make. When you see a financial adviser, you might be surprised to find they’re not always financial.
Read MoreWhat will Amazon’s entry into Australia mean for Australian property?
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The impending entry of Amazon is garnering a lot of press. It is expected to boost online sales growth; however, as a proportion of the total retail market, Amazon and other online retail retailerswill remain small.
Read MoreSelf-employed? Don’t leave your business at risk
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What would you do if you became sick or injured and were unable to keep your business running?
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