The ETF way Australian investors seeking a refuge in gold as a safe-haven investment have been hurt by a rise in the Australian dollar. While spot gold prices (in US dollars) have surged by over 70% since 2008, unhedged spot gold rose only 12% for Australian ...
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Get some of your money back Here's a way to claw back part of the commission you pay when you take out a home or investment property loan. The home loan referral service, Refunds Direct, says it will share the commission with a customer - around $1000 ...
Etsy.com is an online marketplace for all things beautiful. It features over 17 million vintage, handmade and factory-made items (under strict Etsy guidelines) from 800,000 sellers around the globe. Here you will find unique jewellery, stationery, craft ...
Only about 10% of self-managed super funds (SMSF) have more than two members. It seems fair to assume most parents who have a self-managed superannuation fund don't include their children as members. But Macquarie Bank group analytics research manager ...
The suggestion might sound a little absurd coming from me: "delay paying off your home loan". But, given record low mortgage rates, it can actually make sense. If you're nearing retirement, thinking of turning your mortgage into an investment loan ...
Term deposit holders face a dilemma. Since the GFC they've experienced some extraordinary returns. But premium rates on term deposits are falling fast. Last month saw a number of lenders drop both their fixed-rate home loans and term deposits; the ...
If certainty about the earnings from your superannuation or pension fund is paramount, here is a superannuation fund with a capital-guaranteed return. From Heritage Bank it's called Secure Super Account. The fund operates like a bank account and guarantees ...
Which country managed to produce 50% of its electricity needs from solar over two consecutive days recently? The answer might surprise you because it isn't a particularly sunny country. It's Germany. Germany has thrown its weight behind solar power ...
Anyone who wants to have a good idea of their likely tax bill needs to factor in tax offsets. Four - the low-income tax offset, mature-age worker tax offset and the pensioner and senior Australians offsets - have changed for 2012-13. Offsets, or rebates ...
I like to have some say over where my money is invested. I don't want my savings going to tobacco or gambling or big polluting companies. There is growing evidence that companies with good social, environmental and economic principles are likely to ...
