Money
Opinion
Investing
I started investing in shares a year ago, so how am I doing?
After investing in shares for the first time last year, I’m treading water with my Australian portfolio, but I’m in for the long haul with history on my side.
- by Jessica Irvine
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Putting money into super is better than taking a punt on market prices
If you cash out of your super to buy silver and gold, you are simply taking a punt on the price of those commodities, whereas super funds spread their holdings across a broad range of investment assets.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
Is putting long-service leave payment into super a good idea?
Where a person has an option to take long-service leave as regular payments, a good option is to stretch it out for as long as possible, say by taking half-pay, before starting to access your super.
George Cochrane
Why acting as a will executor is so complex
Selling investment assets from a deceased estate requires a lot of admin and paperwork.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
Planning & budgeting
Opinion
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Strategies for minimising capital gains tax on an investment property
- by Noel Whittaker
Investing
Analysis
Ethical investing
Five ways to inflation-proof your ethical investment portfolio
- by Charlotte Grieve
Borrowing & saving
Analysis
Property prices
Why falling property prices are actually bad news for first home buyers
- by John Collett