What is an Exchange Traded Fund and can they work for you?
An Exchange Traded Fund, or ETF, is a type of investment fund that can be bought and sold on a securities exchange market, much like shares. An ETF can hold…
11 Tax Deductions you may be able to claim as an Investor
If you own shares or managed trust investments, here are some of the tax deductions you may be able to claim. The cost of bank fees paid on the account you…
Ethical Investing
Ethical investing has gone from backwater to mainstream over the past decade, as Australians discover they can make the world a better place whilst have the potential to make money…
Are you at risk from investment scams?
Investment scams involve getting you to part with your hard-earned cash on the promise of a financial windfall. The number of reported scams has significantly increased over the last 12…
Investment Fundamentals
If you are just starting out as an investor there is a lot of information you will need to absorb and understand. It is important to make sure you seek…
5 Top Tips for managing your share portfolio
Investing in shares can be a great way to increase your wealth over time and it is important to keep up with how they are performing. If you have a…
How to start a share portfolio
So, you have decided you would like to build yourself an investment portfolio that includes some shares but what does that mean and where do you start? Investing in shares…
Didn’t back the winner at the Melbourne Cup? Here’s a plan to get you back on track
Setting savings goals for yourself – whether they’re large or small, short or long term – can turn the act of saving from being a drag into something exciting and…
5 Ways to Invest 10K
What would you do if you had $10,000? Would you spend it? Would you stick it in your mattress? Share it between your friends and family? Maybe it would be…
How downsizer contribution works
What are downsizer contributions? Downsizer contributions are superannuation contributions which have been sourced from the sale proceeds of the current or former principal place of residence of a taxpayer (or…