Steps to recovery
After years of volatility, there are sure signs some stocks are worth investing in, writes John Collett.
Credit card requests down at Xmas
A weak Christmas for credit cards suggests the end-of-year spending malaise may have extended beyond retail stores.
Max Newnham: Property increasingly popular for SMSFs
Many to lose parent payment
Play it safe, investors warned
Banks in precarious position on rates
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Features
First step: set aside emergency cash
I CAN DO THAT The strategy: To recession-proof my income.
Upside of volatility
Annette Sampson This is a good market for both defensive and bullish investors.
Hot stock: Woolworths
HOT STOCK When a new chief executive gets his hands on the tiller, there’s always a chance of a change of tack.
Blue chips feeling bite of the downturn
Nothing can really be considered safe, with the end of troubled times a long way off, writes Rod Myer.
Lustre of die-cast
James Cockington It may surprise some people to learn the die-cast toys they had as a child are now fetching prices that, in exceptional cases, rival what the real thing might fetch.
Insight
The biannual window into the performance of Australia’s biggest companies — otherwise known as the December half-profit reporting season — has begun.
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Barricade your super from losses
GEORGE COCHRANE Nobody wants to see their account balance drop, so cash is where it's at for safety, writes George Cochrane.
First step: set aside emergency cash
I CAN DO THAT The strategy: To recession-proof my income.
Good dividends key to recovery
FUND PICK Are the days of cash as the first-choice investment of many risk-adverse investors numbered?
Ask Noel
We contribute to our super fund’s default balanced option. We do not need access to this money for 10 to 15 years.
