Central banks can’t buy gold fast enough, while gold miners are recovering after a dramatic selloff and Bitcoin, the asset previously regarded as digital gold, is having a miserable year.
Central banks can’t buy gold fast enough, while gold miners are recovering after a dramatic selloff and Bitcoin, the asset previously regarded as digital gold, is having a miserable year.
The 2026–27 Federal Budget was certainly a surprise to many. At its heart was philosophical change rather than the routine fiscal update the population has become used to.
The Albanese Government’s proposed overhaul of capital gains tax (CGT), alongside restrictions on negative gearing and new discretionary trust rules, represents the most significant tax shift in decades.
Investing wisdom tends to be hard-earned through experience, mistakes, and battle scars. But listening to the voices of current and past masters through time-tested quotes can help us sidestep some of the pain involved.
Industrial property is having a moment that has been centuries in the making. Once relegated to the fringes of cities and portfolios, industrial real estate has emerged as commercial property’s standout performer.
The rich just keep getting richer. In Australia, the top 10% now control over 58% of national wealth, while the top 1% own almost half of the nation’s wealth.
How we invest can make a big difference come tax time. At the more basic end, this could mean factoring franking credits as part of our share portfolio. Or it could mean decisions on when to sell to manage capital gains.
The idea of separating a portfolio into core and satellite exposures has moved from institutional asset allocation frameworks into the mainstream toolkit of retail investors. Its appeal lies in its apparent simplicity. A stable, low-cost core provides broad, diversified market exposure, while smaller satellite allocations pursue incremental returns.
We’ve all been there. Standing in the supermarket aisle, trying to make sense of the vast number of products available to us in every single category. Does a cheaper toothpaste mean it’s less effective? We think through the benefits of saving money by buying products on sale versus a vast number of other micro-decisions that collectively drive our final choice.
When you are investing for income, you are looking for capital preservation, a level of growth and consistent income. But what if the fund you pick fails to deliver? Worse still, what if your money is lost?
We all know the long list of benefits of investing in ETFs, but the passive fund boom has reached the stage where narratives can sometimes reign supreme. The risk is that the recent wave of ETF launches, particularly in thematic, single-stock, options-enhanced, and actively managed strategies, is partially shaped by investor demand for exposure to recent winners rather than enduring sources of return.