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Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 15 and counting...2 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. So what else is new? True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing ...

Women's retirement anxiety is increasing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... retirement, the harsh reality is most people won't have enough savings to fund their retirement. "For women this especially rings true, as women retire with 40 per cent less than men because they take time out for children, are more likely to work part ...

PM Capital Absolute Performance fund recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013

Telstra Super lures members with SMSF lookalike

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... 16% the year before. "I think we are seeing SMSFs pulling out cash and looking to get better yield," he said. If this is true, Telstra's direct share investment option may be more in keeping with current trends, and may function as a better incentive ...

Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... replied, "No, it's awful...You've now sunk to a level that we're trying to get up to. So, my heart goes out to you". And it's true...at least based on Consensus Economics' forecasts. It has the Australian economy growing by 2.4% this year and 2.7% in ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... day long Will my problems work out right or wrong..." -Everly Brothers Ahhh, the 'ber' months...they're almost here.A And true to form problems in the investment landscape are multiplying.A Statistics show that September is the worst month for equities ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... real returns at all. But the facts show Australian investors are, for whatever reason, wedded to cash. This is particularly true of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), which as of April 2013 had 26% - or $140 billion - invested in cash. This huge ...

Former Royal Bank of Canada employee jailed for insider trading

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". While true -- the S&P 500 index closed 0.2% down - Bloomberg could have printed, "DJIA Rises as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus" ...