There are many types of investment vehicles available to choose from, with managed funds one of the most popular choices in Australia. We have outlined the four types of investment vehicles and detail the benefits of each investment.
Using gearing to grow your investments
Gearing can be an effective and tax-efficient way of building your investments over the long-term. While it can increase your investment returns, you should be aware of the risks involved.
Plugging in to technology stocks
On 2 August 2018 Apple became the world’s first company to reach US$1 trillion in market value. It took 42 years to get there from humble beginnings in an LA garage, but a handful of younger technology companies collectively known as the FANGs – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google – are already nipping at its […]
Using dividends to rev up returns
The study of behavioural finance tells us people prefer a small certain reward today than a bigger uncertain one in future. That’s certainly true of share investors over the past decade.
How to play the Trump card
On announcement of Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States our attention quickly turned to the financial markets to gauge the impact. So, what do we know of President-elect Trump’s policies and what will they mean for us?