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Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... withdrawn were for less than $25,000, generally to cover home investments, buying or paying off vehicles or going on holidays. This illustrates a clear trend: retirees are increasingly delineating their discretionary draw-downs from the income they need ...

Retirees increasingly favour income over lumps sums

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... pay off a vehicle, or to pay off outstanding debts. For the other one quarter, the most commonly cited reasons were for holidays, followed by general living and medical expenses," said Jarvis. The number of people with some superannuation and the average ...

China ready to dominate: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... rest of the world," Mann added. "You've got the big story of the upper-middle class: normal people who want to go on holidays overseas, who are buying better-quality food and buying higher-end consumer brands and so on. And that's triggering a huge growth ...

Australians short-changing themselves with cash bias

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... 40% of respondents preferred cash-type investments, followed by investing in property and spending money on travel and holidays (both 34%). Only a quarter reported holding any shares. "Australians are certainly comfortable investing in cash and short-term ...

Super effectively the same as lotto for younger Australians

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... 18% of those surveyed considered superannuation to be their highest savings priority - the most popular responses were holidays and travel (24%) and "unexpected occurrences" (21%) - and it suggests that the average Australian doesn't put much stock in ...

Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... you, I and Irene to take their money for whatever purpose we want to use them for - a facelift, a tummy tuck, education, holidays, a new car, another mortgage, etc. Su-weet! Sweeter still, the larger the amount borrowed, the more the payout benefit. ...

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... and one that requires consideration and careful planning. While many Aussies budget for larger items such as overseas holidays or their next car purchase, the day to day spending such as groceries and additional gifts is where they'll often come undone ...

Australians turning to super funds for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... financial situation worsened in 2015, notably with the impact of rising prices and not being able to afford extras like holidays," according to analyst King Loong Choi. Choi added, "Although the demand for financial advice is growing, there are still ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... 25,404.81, while Seoul closed 0.17 per cent lower, giving up 3.48 points to 2,073.31. Tokyo and Jakarta were closed for public holidays. WELLINGTON - The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 8.16 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5861.92.

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... spiral that has seen it drop more than 20 per cent in just over two weeks. Hong Kong and Bangkok were closed for public holidays. WELLINGTON - The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 67.4 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 5794.36.