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Are you smarter than a year 12 student?
Personal Finance
Are you smarter than a year 12 student?
I recently presented a personal finance assignment given to year 12 students and here is one reader’s attempt at answering the question.
Mark Lamonica | 09 December 2024
How I lost all my savings through a poor investment decision
Stocks
How I lost all my savings through a poor investment decision
With first timers most at risk of poor investment decisions and the younger generation showing an increased interest in speculative stocks, I explore...
Simonelle Mody | 27 September 2024
Time is the most valuable resource
Personal Finance
Time is the most valuable resource
Investors are focused on returns but ignore the role time plays in achieving goals.    
Shani Jayamanne | 06 August 2023
Turning your tax return into financial independence
Personal Finance
Turning your tax return into financial independence
Wondering how you can make the most out of your 2022-2023 tax refund? We sit down with an investment specialist to discuss the options.
Joshua Peach | 29 June 2023
Tax time demands action now
Personal Finance
Tax time demands action now
Financial advisers list some key actions investors can take before June 30 to minimise any hit from the taxman.
Nicki Bourlioufas | 28 June 2022
ETFs and tax explained: why 2021 was a capital gains headache for investors
ETFs
ETFs and tax explained: why 2021 was a capital gains headache for investors
Exchange-traded funds are popular for their tax efficiency, but investors got a nasty shock this post-covid tax season when several funds paid...
Emma Rapaport | 19 July 2021
There's got to be a better way
Personal Finance
There's got to be a better way
What's the best way to get started in investing? Not with individual stocks, writes Christine Benz.
Christine Benz | 24 June 2020
Investing basics: what is the time value of money?
Personal Finance
Investing basics: what is the time value of money?
Would you prefer $1m now or even more money later? Thanks to investment potential and inflation, we show you why it could be better to take the...
Emma Rapaport | 06 December 2018