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Aussie investors tighten purse strings: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... using less of their monthly net income towards investing (15.8%) compared to last year (18.3%). Interestingly, younger Australians contributed the most of their disposable income towards investing (a 19.9% average amongst Gen Z) compared to their Baby ...

Australians prioritise financial independence: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... to Gen X and Baby Boomers, both cohorts said financial independence was number one. According to the data, younger Australians are more driven to strengthen financial education, with 82% of Gen Z and 77% of Millennials focused on this area compared to ...

Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... finfluencers and short-term wins, it is interesting to see this is not necessarily reality. Our data shows younger Australians are trading less, sticking to stocks they know and gradually accumulating them to build long-term wealth," Openmarkets chief ...

Work, retirement redefined: Vanguard study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... to them. Vanguard's survey of more than 1800 working and retired Australians aged 18 years and older found younger Australians are generally relatively confident about their retirement, but this confidence wanes as they get older and the longer they ...

Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... strong among older Australians who are four times more likely to keep their savings in term deposits than younger Australians aged 18-29," Riley said. Meanwhile, Commonwealth Bank executive general manager Kate Crous commented: "Term deposits have maintained ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... University found the early access scheme introduced during the COVID pandemic was predominately taken up by younger Australians in lower paid occupations and living in rural or remote Australia. "They weren't extracting their accumulated money to ...

The great wealth transfer at risk: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... "However, what our research shows is the level of financial literacy and responsible money management among younger Australians calls into question whether they have the skills to ensure they are able to pass a similar inheritance on to their own children." ...

Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... property downturn and jittery investment markets." Owen added stress impacts on women, single parents and younger Australians are particularly concerning. That said, he believes there are reasons to be optimistic. "Unemployment is at historic lows, our ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... Bragg said. "Our three-pillar retirement system is based around home ownership, but it is plummeting amongst younger Australians." One of Bragg's solutions to this problem is to open super for housing by expanding the liberals 2022 election policy. Bragg ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... which is an unexpected and infrequent occurrence in Australia. This approach should limit negative impacts on younger Australians and women." The committee clarified that such a measure would be dependent on also implementing other recommendations to ...