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Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 629

  • 18 September 2025
  • 5

Markets and life require making decisions, often big ones. Here are five decision making tools I’ve found useful, including sticking with something you can do for life, and if you’re not saying, “HELL YEAH!” about something, say no.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 628 with weekend update

  • 11 September 2025

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 627 with weekend update

  • 4 September 2025
  • 29

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 626 with weekend update

  • 28 August 2025
  • 6

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 625 with weekend update

  • 21 August 2025
  • 38

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 624 with weekend update

  • 14 August 2025
  • 5

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 623 with weekend update

  • 7 August 2025
  • 2

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 622 with weekend update

  • 31 July 2025

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?

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 621 with weekend update

  • 24 July 2025
  • 12

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 620 with weekend update

  • 17 July 2025
  • 17

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.

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 619 with weekend update

  • 10 July 2025
  • 2

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?

Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 618 with weekend update

  • 3 July 2025
  • 2

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?

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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.

Supercharging the ‘4% rule’ to ensure a richer retirement

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.

Simple maths says the AI investment boom ends badly

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.

Why we should follow Canada and cut migration

An explosion in low-skilled migration to Australia has depressed wages, killed productivity, and cut rental vacancy rates to near decades-lows. It’s time both sides of politics addressed the issue.

Are franking credits worth pursuing?

Are franking credits factored into share prices? The data suggests they're probably not, and there are certain types of stocks that offer higher franking credits as well as the prospect for higher returns.

Are LICs licked?

LICs are continuing to struggle with large discounts and frustrated investors are wondering whether it’s worth holding onto them. This explains why the next 6-12 months will be make or break for many LICs.

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