Exchange Traded Funds
Test drive: Fixed-income exchange-traded funds
John Kavanagh What is it? Two asset management companies, BlackRock Investment Management and Russell Investments, have announced plans to list fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Australian...
Intelligent Investor
When it comes to shares, don't be a sheep
Richard Livingston 2013 has been a great year for share investors, particularly those loaded up on high-yield shares.
FAIR EXCHANGE
You'll need big pockets to copy Soros
John Collett Small investors who might be planning to emulate George Soros should think again
Time to bale out of the banks
Nathan Bell In this environment, look for stocks that should provide satisfactory returns over the long-term.
GOLDEN DAZE
Who's to blame for great gold collapse?
John Collett It is the whodunnit of the great gold sell-off. Are the massive falls the fault of the "paper" markets or is the culprit the exchange traded funds?
How to invest in the Japanese market
Barbara Drury Opportunities are limited for Australians who want to invest in the Japanese market.
How to invest in gold
Barbara Drury Only a decade ago, investors in gold were limited to bars, coins, jewellery or shares in goldmining companies.
US INVESTING
Round up some bargains
Barbara Drury Thanks to the high dollar, investors could strike it rich by investing in American stocks, but they need to watch out for currency fluctuations.
INVESTING
Precious little to recommend gold
The "safe haven" metal's bull run is waning, with loud talk among investors that 2013 may mark the end of its spectacular 12-year bull run.
Averaging a strategy to succeed
Penny Pryor Investing consistently over the long term is a better plan for doing well out of the sharemarket than guessing when to buy and sell.
Digging up the dirt on commodities
Know where commodity prices are going and they will tell you all about next year.
Glittering prospects
David Potts With nothing standing in the way of gold prices, it's a wonder shares haven't been rushed.
ASX-listed tracker funds pass muster
The fund manager BetaShares Capital, a provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), sent an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange earlier this month, informing the market that it had...
Penny Pryor
A little can go a long way
Penny Pryor Many in Generation Y stay out of equities and don't realise wealth can be built from small amounts.
Best way up
John Collett Australian share prices are up more than 5 per cent this year and, who knows, it may be the start of a sustained recovery.
Foundations for a good portfolio
Disillusion with traditional managed funds' high fees and poor performances is likely to see a continuing shift among financial planners and small investors to a type of listed managed fund called an...
Maintain an even keel
Annette Sampson Six months can be a long time in finance. It wasn't so long ago that the smart money was declaring 2012 the year of equities. Bonds, they said, had had a good run.
In for the short term
Having been burnt twice by the sharemarket, in the 1980s and then 2003, it's a wonder Nicole Koutsos has returned for a third time.
Puzzle of the cheap shares
David Potts Amazingly, punters can buy stock in many listed investment companies for less than its worth. David Potts does some snooping to reveal why.
