Investing
What’s the best way to invest after landing your first good job?
I’m encouraging my son to put as much money into super as he can so he can enjoy compounding interest later in life. Is that a good idea?
- by Paul Benson
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Analysis
Analysis
Should I max out my offset account or invest in shares instead?
Figuring out how to make your money work harder for you can be challenging enough, let alone in a cost-of-living crisis.
- by Caterina Hrysomallis
Pilbara lithium leader’s profit crushed after price collapse
The collapse in lithium prices has crushed full-year profits at Australia’s leading producer, Pilbara Minerals, and denied shareholders any dividends.
- by Marion Rae
Businesses show surprising confidence despite inflation woes
While a significant number of businesses are struggling, 60 per cent of companies say they are planning to expand in the next year, a survey shows.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
AI boom will add to pressure on energy grid: Data centre giant NextDC
Australia’s largest data centre operator says we should be looking at alternative solutions to ensure the energy grid can cope with the demand for electricity.
- by Penry Buckley
How Australians are investing in property – without buying a house
The “fractional” investment model is popular among people who can’t afford a home deposit, attracting interest from both young aspiring buyers and larger investors.
- by Penry Buckley
Obituary
Obituaries
Titan of industry strode the Australian business landscape
Sir Rod Carnegie, known in some circles as “Rod the god” because of his imposing presence, was never afraid to usurp the status quo.
- by Tim Boreham
The $220 million ‘double-edged sword’ that’s bothering Nine
Not everyone agrees that buybacks are an efficient use of a company’s capital.
- by Anne Hyland
Analysis
Analysis
How these top funds nearly tripled the market’s returns
Some managed funds that invest in Australian shares outpaced the market for the year to June 30 by almost three times
- by John Collett
Super-sized rate cuts on horizon after $90 billion sharemarket rout
As the Reserve Bank board met on Monday, $90 billion was wiped from the sharemarket and investors began to bet on a large pre-Christmas interest rate cut.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Rate rises will fail to tame inflation: $140b fund’s investment chief
The investment chief of UniSuper says monetary policy has run its course, and inflicting more pain on squeezed households is not the answer.
- by Clancy Yeates