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The salary you need to earn to have it all
Turns out that we all want very similar things from life. We look at the salary needed to achieve the most common financial goals.
The salary you need to earn to have it all
The salary you need to earn to have it all
funds
Listed Investment Companies monthly performance: October 2024

Listed Investment Companies monthly performance: October 2024

The Morningstar LIC monthly report provides a snapshot of ASX-listed LICs, and whether they are trading at a premium or a discount to their net tangible assets (NTA).
stocks
Raising our fair value on Goodman

Raising our fair value on Goodman

Is Goodman attractive after our fair value is increased?
retirement
What returns do you need for a comfortable retirement?

What returns do you need for a comfortable retirement?

The math behind your retirement outcomes. 
personal-finance
Avoiding wealth transfer pitfalls

Avoiding wealth transfer pitfalls

Australia is in the early throes of an intergenerational wealth transfer worth an estimated $3.5 trillion. Here's a case study highlighting some of the challenges with transferring wealth between generations.
personal-finance
Should you pay off your HECS or invest under new proposed policies?

Should you pay off your HECS or invest under new proposed policies?

With the cost of education increasing and federal re-election campaigns fired up, find out what new changes to HECS may mean for investors.    
personal-finance
The secret to successful share investing

The secret to successful share investing

Over the long-term it may simply require identifying and buying great businesses.
stocks
We think lithium prices may have hit bottom - our cheapest ASX picks

We think lithium prices may have hit bottom - our cheapest ASX picks

Our recent price forecasts may provide some relief to investors after an agonising few years for those invested in the lithium game.
stocks
Ask the analyst: Did the rise of passive doom Platinum and Perpetual?

Ask the analyst: Did the rise of passive doom Platinum and Perpetual?

A reader asked what is behind the poor performance of Platinum and Perpetual shares in recent years. Shaun Ler stepped in to answer.
personal-finance
A checklist for valuing a share

A checklist for valuing a share

Blindly basing investment decisions on target prices can lead to poor outcomes. 
etfs
Investing in an ETF listed overseas

Investing in an ETF listed overseas

Investors are turning overseas for greater choice but there are some considerations. 
personal-finance
Vale Graham Hand

Vale Graham Hand

It is with heavy hearts that we announce Firstlinks’ co-founder and former Managing Editor, Graham Hand, has died aged 66.
personal-finance
Super should not fund housing

Super should not fund housing

The Coalition's proposed policy looks to allow first home buyers to draw from their super. 
stocks
5 undervalued US shares that crushed earnings

5 undervalued US shares that crushed earnings

These stocks are still cheap despite impressive earnings. 
stocks
Undervalued ASX listed biotech refocuses

Undervalued ASX listed biotech refocuses

Fair value uneffected by suspended early-stage clinical trials.
personal-finance
Boosting investment income with a covered call strategy

Boosting investment income with a covered call strategy

How to execute a covered call strategy and when it makes sense.
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