Standard & Poor's decision to review the credit ratings of Australia's major banks has clearly ruffled a few …
How much is Myer worth?
While most Australians have a soft spot for the Myer brand, the department store chain is clearly not the dominant …
Reversionary pensions worth considering
Superannuation funds have special rules for the distribution of benefits after the death of a member. In many cases, …
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Terrible Telstra
While most of the company results released during February suggest a broad improvement in earnings, there was still some …
Are buying opportunities starting to emerge?
The New York Stock Exchange opens and closes to the sound of a bell but as many share investors have lamented, no-one …
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Government aims for a surplus in three years
A sharp rise in revenue over the next three years is expected to lift the Federal budget back into surplus within three …
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Diversification can be expensive
Diversification is like mothers' milk in the financial advice industry. If you had to nominate one portfolio strategy …
More changes to super in Federal Budget
One of the most far-reaching changes announced in the 2009-10 Federal Budget was that the concessional contributions cap …
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Earnings bad but not disastrous
Broking analysts were decidedly nervous in the lead up to the latest profit reporting season. A series of corporate …
Borrowing to invest using super money
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) can now borrow for residential and commercial property investments using …

