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When you should pay off your HECS/HELP debt
Personal Finance
When you should pay off your HECS/HELP debt
We’re told there’s no point paying off your HECS/HELP debt. Are there circumstances where you should?
Shani Jayamanne | 15 July 2024
5 steps to achieve the life you want through investing
Personal Finance
5 steps to achieve the life you want through investing
Lessons learned from life and not an investing textbook. 
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 02 July 2024
How to use debt recycling to your advantage
Personal Finance
How to use debt recycling to your advantage
Debt recycling involves replacing or 'recycling' the debt in your family home with tax-deductible debt from investments. While some see it as risky,...
Peter Thornhill | 18 June 2024
Understanding the power of compounding
Personal Finance
Understanding the power of compounding
Gaining a greater understanding of compounding can put you on a pathway to financial freedom.
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 02 June 2024
How to identify a company's capital allocation strategy
Personal Finance
How to identify a company's capital allocation strategy
ResMed is used as an example of how to spot a company’s capital allocation strategy in its financial statements.
Joseph Taylor | 16 May 2024
How to assess a company’s debt load
Stocks
How to assess a company’s debt load
BHP is used as an example to show how to assess the impact of too much debt on financial risk and flexibility.
Joseph Taylor | 13 April 2024
A checklist for financial fitness
Personal Finance
A checklist for financial fitness
We are constantly comparing ourselves to others but savvy investors focus on progress against goals. 
Shani Jayamanne | 08 April 2024
The market is overly pessimistic on this undervalued opportunity
Stocks
The market is overly pessimistic on this undervalued opportunity
We believe the market is overly pessimistic on this Australian property player. 
Alexander Prineas | 11 March 2024
Is debt recycling a good strategy?
Personal Finance
Is debt recycling a good strategy?
There are numerous things to consider for investors seeking to use the equity in their homes to try and grow their wealth.
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 16 February 2024
Markets brief: Why the budget deficit suddenly matters
Markets
Markets brief: Why the budget deficit suddenly matters
A jump in Treasury debt issuance is playing a role in the rise in bond yields.
Tom Lauricella | 16 October 2023