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... this is your preference you need to be earning a rate of at least 2.5% on your deposit if you want to keep ahead of inflation. Alex Parsons, CEO of RateCity, says rates upwards of 4% are still available, so there is no excuse not to keep your money well ...
... superannuation fund balance is protected. And returns will always return more than the official cash rate and outpace inflation. I like the simplicity of this fund, free of many of the investment risks and fees. It is very unlikely to be the best-performing ...
... products. The first is a predictable income that is not going to go backwards. However, if interest rates are low, then inflation can mean your savings are marking time or going backwards after taking inflation into account. The other main advantage ...
Inflation and tax hit real returns It's a red alert for savers: with interest rates at historical lows, 95%-plus savings accounts are now losing people money in real terms once tax and inflation are taken into account. To beat inflation and tax ...
... fastest-growing economies. It is also one of the riskier investments, as each move by the Chinese government to rein in inflation and growth to maintainable levels often has a large impact on company profits and therefore can be harmful to the share ...
... Commonwealth Bank. But it's really less than we did as kids. The bank found that pocket money has failed to keep up with inflation, rising only 3.7% a year over the past 30 years, or 12% below the inflation rate of 4.2%. Most parents calculate pocket ...
... guarantees or protection. Some products limit the capital growth you are entitled to if the investment goes well. Take inflation into account when looking at the promised returns. Often these products don't, says ASIC. For example, if you invest $100,000 ...
... higher tax breaks for those who hold their assets for longer. The reintroduction of indexation to strip out the impact of inflation on capital gains is also understood to be back on the agenda, after being effectively scrapped about 10 years ago. Experts ...