How to pick a property winner
There's still money to be made out of property if you are careful and hard-headed, writes Annette Sampson.
Capital city house prices drop the most in a decade
Simon Johanson The sharp drop in house prices last year was the largest plunge since 2002.
Invest in your own interest
Abbott tax cuts no guarantee
Property feels the global pinch
Super as an art form
Advice reforms can't wait
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Features
Profile: John Roskam
Lucinda Schmidt John Roskam’s political sensibilities were kindled at age 14, when he read George Orwell’s Animal Farm in one night.
Aim for a stress-free move
Noel Whittaker Aged-care facilities and retirement villages are poorly understood so it pays to understand the difference.
Return of traditional mortgages
Line-of-credit home loans have proved costly for many borrowers, writes Lesley Parker.
Insight
Most economic arguments come down to a simple equation: does supply match demand? If there’s an undersupply, demand will push prices up, all things being equal. If there’s an oversupply, prices fall.
Test drive: HSBC 100+ Series International Equity Investment
Rest easy with capital-protected access to offshore equities, writes John Kavanagh.
Ask Noel
Q. My husband turned 65 this month. He is still working in the building industry and will work for as long as he can but his job could end at any time.
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Ask Noel
My husband turned 65 this month. He is still working in the building industry and will work for as long as he can but his job could end at any time.
Advice reforms can't wait
FUND PICK The financial planning industry is making a concerted, last-ditch effort to delay the government's intended reforms of their industry.
Super as an art form
I CAN DO THAT The strategy: To buy art or other collectables for my self-managed superannuation fund.
