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Superhero to launch super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... investing for the long term, putting money towards passive options like Vanguard's Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS). Baby Boomers on the other hand trade more actively. Iron ore, Nasdaq-listed and overall technology stocks have been popular among ...

Household capital remains key: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... retirement funding. Chief executive of Household Capital, Joshua Funder applauded the review's support of house equity access for Baby Boomers. "For most Baby Boomers, voluntary savings outside of superannuation means the equity in their home. Australian ...

Generation flags Ascalon closure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... savings is one of the biggest risks facing many retirees today and this risk is increasing for Australia as more and more baby boomers move into retirement," Coombe said. "From a Generation Development Group Perspective, the exciting aspect of this opportunity ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... engagement; product design and features also require a rethink, say respondents who already invest. Low risks are important to Baby Boomers, but notably less so for succeeding generations," Calastone managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... Germany. For Generation X (ages 39-54) it is appealing to 64% of investors in the US, 50% in the UK and 36% in Germany. But with baby boomers this was much lower with just 46% in the US, 34% in the UK and 26% in Germany. Interestingly, when asked about ...

Adviser charged with stealing super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... someone. One woman who accessed early release through Goel interviewed by ASIC was on Centrelink benefits and had a newborn baby. Goel allegedly told her she could get her super but did not inform her of fees. ASIC alleges several calls were made to ...

NowInfinity founders join boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... value. "[Having just completed an exit, I can see the importance for Australian business owners in getting this right. The baby boomer generation represents the largest transfer of wealth in history and getting that right has a critical impact on peoples' ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... latest Labour Force update had me singing 'The Stylistics' -- "betcha by golly, wow" - and 'Chicago' -- "baby, what a big surprise" - all at once. To quote, "Australia's seasonally adjusted estimate of employment increased by 111,000 ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... actively investing as a consequence of COVID-19 compared to 28% of the older cohort. The study also found that Australian baby boomers (aged 66-70), were the most bearish of all groups, with 100% refraining from making any new investments. Calastone ...

Adviser demands answers from Media Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
A financial adviser has publicly called on the chief executive of Media Super to explain why a total and permanent disability claim for a very vulnerable client has been indefinitely delayed. ClaimRight founder and Financial Planning Association of ...