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Young & Invested: The federal budget’s hidden trade-offs
My take on a budget sold as intergenerational reform, but built on contradictions.
Young & Invested: The federal budget’s hidden trade-offs
Young & Invested: The federal budget’s hidden trade-offs
retirement
Future Focus: How to pick a super investment option

Future Focus: How to pick a super investment option

How do you pick an investment option to achieve your retirement goals?
stocks
ASX tech share tracking below guidance

ASX tech share tracking below guidance

Moat Rating downgraded for overvalued shares.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Five ways to invest smarter under the new tax regime

Unconventional wisdom: Five ways to invest smarter under the new tax regime

Higher taxes on capital gains have shifted the relative attractiveness of investments, structures and strategies.
markets
US stock market outlook: It’s time to reallocate from growth to value

US stock market outlook: It’s time to reallocate from growth to value

The growth category, specifically technology and AI stocks, is no longer providing an excess margin of safety.
personal-finance
Three strategies for investing amid AI whiplash

Three strategies for investing amid AI whiplash

AI fears have shifted from bubble talk to disruption anxiety, driving investors toward asset-heavy, ‘AI-resistant’ businesses while punishing many software and service firms. This environment may be ripe for stock pickers.
markets
Market Minute: Markets are rising, but risks are building

Market Minute: Markets are rising, but risks are building

Equity markets have seen strong gains, but investors are receiving mixed messages.

Market valuation

  • Undervalued
  • Overvalued

Market movers

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Markets

Index
Last price
% Change
All Ordinaries8,717.00-0.94%
CAC 408,117.421.70%
DAX 4024,737.241.38%
Dow JONES (US)50,009.351.31%
FTSE 10010,432.340.99%
HKSE25,651.12-0.57%
NASDAQ26,270.361.54%
Nikkei 22559,804.41-1.23%
NZX 50 Index12,761.03-1.64%
S&P 5007,432.971.08%
S&P/ASX 2008,496.60-0.89%
SSE Composite Index4,162.18-0.18%
personal-finance
Future Focus: Australians are wealthy - why don’t we feel it?

Future Focus: Australians are wealthy - why don’t we feel it?

High net worth doesn’t always translate into financial flexibility.
retirement
Future Focus: Why your super isn’t going to be enough

Future Focus: Why your super isn’t going to be enough

The game has changed. Focus on finding a number that takes your circumstances into account.
personal-finance
Future Focus: One of the most generous tax breaks in Australia 

Future Focus: One of the most generous tax breaks in Australia 

But only if people owning a home get it right.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Five ways to invest smarter under the new tax regime

Unconventional wisdom: Five ways to invest smarter under the new tax regime

Higher taxes on capital gains have shifted the relative attractiveness of investments, structures and strategies.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: Could you increase your retirement spending by 66%?

Unconventional wisdom: Could you increase your retirement spending by 66%?

A major retirement study suggests many retirees could safely spend far more than they do - but fear and uncertainty keep wallets closed.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Investing remains a craft - even in the age of AI

Unconventional wisdom: Investing remains a craft - even in the age of AI

What a $19 million lunch with Warren Buffett reveals about judgement, process, and machines.
etfs
Young & Invested: Can this ETF solve the ASX’s concentration problem?

Young & Invested: Can this ETF solve the ASX’s concentration problem?

When half your ETF goes into ten companies, it pays to look for alternatives.
personal-finance
Young & Invested: Why stock picking is harder than ever

Young & Invested: Why stock picking is harder than ever

Many investors still bet on being the exception in this winner-takes-all market.
etfs
Young & Invested: Do you need both IVV and NDQ in your portfolio?

Young & Invested: Do you need both IVV and NDQ in your portfolio?

A closer look at the illusion of choice in a concentrated market.