Somewhat unwillingly, we’re re-entering the residential property market. We’re looking in the Sydney inner west where pretty much every property...
This is more a rant than a question, but also reinforces why I wish we had a default super option that allowed us to invest in the Future Fund....
I've done a bunch of tax loss harvesting over the past few years and reinvested the proceeds in different funds to avoid the issues of wash sales....
I'm pondering switching my super from accumulation to pension and my non-super investments from income to growth, partly to reduce my annoyingly...
I recently read a Livewire article from Christopher Joye of Coolabah Capital about how the yields obtainable from clever bond funds (5-6%) make...
I’ve been using Sharesight for about five years now to track the performance of my portfolio, and to track the historical performance of...
Like many here I rely on dividends for income. I'm quite conservative in my forecasting and budget on about a 4% return, although reality has...
I have a bit of loot in a geared ETF and am thus familiar how they work. Market goes up I get double the gain, market goes down I get double the...
With all the increasingly esoteric ETFs available, I'm surprised no-one has actually cobbled together a fund based on this site. I'd be tempted by...
For those thinking of a satellite value tilt, there doesn't seem to be an Australian version of, say, VVLU. But does VHY come close?
I recently received a notice that Vanguard is shutting down access to their wholesale funds to new individual investors unless you do it through...
Just wondering if the wise experts feel there is an advantage either way. In other words, say you want 5% income in a year. You have two funds...
More by accident than anything else, I sold a bunch of shares during the year for significant capital gains. I hadn't held on to them long enough...
Why Haven't Retirement-Income Funds Caught On? I thought it was an interesting offering. Most, apparently, disagreed. I assume this will happen...
I realise most here are not massive fans of bonds, but were one to go the Bogle path and have one’s age in bonds, which would you choose?...
I was rather annoyed by the article today in the SMH about returns from industry funds versus retail. Not because industry funds do not perform...
I’m not planning on doing it, but I am curious about the theory. Often one sees stories in the financial press about ‘Profit Taking’. Is this...
Like many I use Sharesight. In my case not so much for their reporting capabilities or to track my investments (Vanguard and Nabtrade do that just...
Any thoughts on QSuper and their approach to risk management? They seem to be taking a different approach to the other big industry funds....
Yes, this sounds a little odd but bare with me. I'm selling my IP next financial year and will be hit with a significant capital gains bill....
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