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OK Boomer: fessing up that we’ve had it good

Graham Hand
13 November 2019
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The pre-Boomer generations faced global wars and depressions, but Australians born after 1946 have enjoyed prosperity. Superannuation, education, strong markets and surging property prices locked in gains.

Young women are investing more in shares

Gemma Dale
13 November 2019
2

Young woment are showing increasing confidence in the sharemarket, promising a better future than the Boomers and Gen X women who hold significantly less assets than males of their generation.

Why divest from fossil fuels?

David Macri
13 November 2019
6

Fossil fuel divestment can impact a company’s prospects, and push capital into renewables. Refusing to invest in companies that cause climate change denies their social licence to operate.

Shorting deserves more respect

Jun Bei Liu
13 November 2019
3

A fund manager that can short sell stocks with weak investment characteristics while reinvesting the proceeds in long positions in preferred stocks has a high degree of flexibility.

Focus on quality yield, not near-term income

Rudi Filapek-Vandyck
13 November 2019
4

Many investors are tempted by high yields on shares, but when they are not sustainable, and in weak businesses, the outcome is disappointing compared with better quality and lower yields.

Policymakers fear cutting stimulus can lead to recession

Michael Collins
13 November 2019

Prolonging a recovery with stimulus could lead to a worse slump later. Even today, policymakers are haunted by actions taken in 1937 which led to a loss of production and jobs and a falling GDP.

Bank reporting season scorecard for FY19

Hugh Dive
13 November 2019

Our annual scorecard for Australian banks shows earnings were hit by remediation costs and slow credit growth, but they are in good health and look attractive versus other listed companies.

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13 November 2019

Almost overnight, 'OK Boomer' has become a biting retort for younger people. The New York Times calls it "the end of friendly generational relations". OK Boomer entered Hansard in New Zealand when Chloe Swarbrick, a 25-year-old politician, silenced a heckler. How much have Boomers benefitted from favourable policies and markets?

Your retirement: sunset beach walk or a diet of canned tuna?

Glenn Freeman
12 November 2019

We should be grateful for our mandatory and 'auto enrolment' super system as the most powerful tool for increasing savings. Without one, the US has a severe retirement crisis approaching.

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