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Australian investors have been pouring money into US stocks this year, just as they start to underperform the rest of the world. Is this a sign of things to come? This looks at 50 years of data to see what happens next.
This week, I got the news that my mother has dementia. It came shortly after my father received the same diagnosis. This is a meditation on getting old and my regrets in not getting my parents’ affairs in order sooner.
The US tech giants have given shareholders immense rewards but are they leading us further away from basic human values like community, connection, and compassion? This explores what it means at a personal level and for investors.
Is it better to live rich or die rich? While many of us were raised to believe that preserving wealth for the next generation is the ultimate goal, a recent gathering I attended hinted that this mindset may be shifting.
Three cheers for the RBA? Interest rates alone aren’t going to revive our economy, though new research details much-needed reforms that will. Meanwhile, a fund manager survey nails the key driver for soaring markets.
Markets are soaring and Warren Buffett is again being written off as a has-been. Time will tell if his detractors are proven wrong but it got me thinking about Buffett’s legacy and whether we’ll see another investor like him.
Meme stocks are roaring, SPACs are getting blank cheques, cryptocurrency coins are flying and retail investors are all in – markets are partying like its 2021. Are stocks headed for another reality check or is this time different?
How do prices of everyday items in Australia stack up against other major cities around the world? A new guide is out on how our quality of life, rental costs, and prices for phones, coffee, and taxis compare to others.
In the first two years of the Albanese government, federal public service numbers ex-defence force increased 57%. Though much of this rise is questionable, larger problems of government bloat may lie elsewhere.
In 2025, the dominant consensus trade has gone from being long US assets to long almost everything else. It’s not often a market narrative changes that fast, so how can investors tell if this one will last or not?
Stocks had a topsy-turvy first half of the year though ended solidly, while bonds dumped and commodities were mixed, with gold being the star performer. What’s ahead for markets in the second half and 2026 fiscal year?
The US is in a debt trap, bond markets will soon break, and private credit is like the US mortgage market in 2005 – these are the pessimistic views of two Wall Street legends, Paul Tudor Jones and Jeffrey Gundlach. Are they right?
Each generation believes its economic challenges were uniquely tough - but what does the data say? A closer look reveals a more nuanced, complex story behind the generational hardship debate.
Australia could unlock smarter investment and greater equity by reforming housing tax concessions. Rethinking exemptions on the family home could benefit most Australians, especially renters and owners of modest homes.
This goes through the different options including shares, property and business ownership and declares a winner, as well as outlining the mindset needed to earn enough to never have to work again.
Everyone has a theory as to why housing in Australia is so expensive. There are a lot of different factors at play, from skewed migration patterns to banking trends and housing's status as a national obsession.
The creator of the 4% rule for retirement withdrawals, Bill Bengen, has written a new book outlining fresh strategies to outlive your money, including holding fewer stocks in early retirement before increasing allocations.
This AI cycle feels less like a revolution and more like a rerun. Just like fibre in 2000, shale in 2014, and cannabis in 2019, the technology or product is real but the capital cycle will be brutal. Investors beware.