Derivatives
Flight to safety
Barbara Drury In the new financial world order of low returns and high risk, the chorus of voices urging Australians to cool their love affair with shares and embrace the quiet charm of bonds has been growing...
The dangers of a gas explosion
Potts Spot YOU can never have too much of a good thing - but I'll make an exception for our investment boom.
Test drive: Fixed-income exchange-traded funds
John Kavanagh What is it? Two asset management companies, BlackRock Investment Management and Russell Investments, have announced plans to list fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Australian...
Foundations for a good portfolio
Disillusion with traditional managed funds' high fees and poor performances is likely to see a continuing shift among financial planners and small investors to a type of listed managed fund called an...
The direct road to profit
David Potts Leaving money in the bank never made anybody rich, though no doubt it's handy once you get there. Yes, I know term deposits have served a treat; they're government-guaranteed up to $250,000 and the 6...
Take stock to secure a decent return
Penny Pryor Now's the time to consider re-entering the sharemarket to get value from your investment.
Comparing equity yields with term deposits is lazy
Marcus Padley I have been getting a little bit irritated by the constant comparisons between the yield on equities and the yield on a bond or term deposit.
Well, things aren't so bad after all
Potts Spot Inflation's under control and the Reserve's holding fire, with money going cheap it may be time to take stock.
Buying and selling 'the market'? It's so last decade
Marcus Padley Someone asked this week: ''When do we buy the market?'' Well, sorry, but if that's what you want to know, you're doing it all wrong.
Upturn promises to earn returns
David Potts A year of sharemarket volatility has left many stocks undervalued but with big dividends on offer, now's the time to buy.
Best defence
John Kavanagh Australian fixed interest was the top-performing asset class in 2011. Investors bid up the price of bonds as they shifted to defensive assets in response to the European sovereign debt crisis and...
Digging up the dirt on commodities
Know where commodity prices are going and they will tell you all about next year.
Positive signs visible despite the gloom
It's been a year best forgotten: the Australian sharemarket has lost almost 10 per cent and house prices nationally are about 3 per cent lower.
Test drive: Schroder real return fund
Being able to invest in a broad mix of assets to deliver a return of about 8 per cent a year will appeal to many, writes John Collett.
Light breaks after a tempestuous year
David Potts It's been a tumultuous 12 months, but signs indicate a calmer outlook for 2012.
Investors cheer news from US and Spain
Gareth Hutchens Local investors had a spring in their step yesterday after the release of US housing market data.
Refresh the portfolio with new fund type
Penny Pryor IN A move that went under the radar towards the end of last year, the local bourse relaxed one of its regulations to allow fixed-income exchange-traded funds to be listed on the Australian Stock...
A decent return can be found
Given the dreadful state of investment markets, most investors would seize any opportunity to earn 7 per cent a year.
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