With 2018 now underway, many Australians may have noted ‘pay increase’ in their new years’ resolutions list. While the economic…

US shares vs Government bonds Source: Federal Reserve St Louis. Wall Street has fallen -4% over the past week. This…

With the waves of baby boomers now nearing or entering retirement, it is hardly surprising that the ranks of retired…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. There was a broad-based pick-up…

Investors shouldn’t overlook that there are two components to sharemarket returns – dividend yield and capital gains (or losses). Few…

Fidelity’s Investment Director, Tom Stevenson, shares his thoughts on investing in 2018. Most of the time investors don’t need to…

“The inevitable never happens. It is the unexpected always.”  John Maynard Keynes (1883 -1946) 2017 was a year of surprises…

Behavioural economist Daniel Kahneman – who teaches us to control our damaging behavioural traits to become better, more-disciplined investors –…

A very rewarding year for investors 2017 was a very positive year for investors, particularly those with substantial exposure to…

Highlights: As was strongly anticipated by the market, the US Fed lifted the funds rate to 1.5% in mid-December. The…