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We were recently asked three questions by Livewire Markets about key events or data that could impact residential property investment in Australia. Here’s our thoughts. A link to the original Livewire article is here. 1. What data point or event in …
Has this happened to you? Millions of Australians have lost money somewhere along the line. It could be a small super account from that temporary job you did years ago, a bank account you forgot you had or share dividends you …
We were recently asked by a financial journalist to name the biggest investment risk of 2017. Given we are towards the end of a near decade long bull market in virtually all asset classes (bonds, equities, residential property and commercial property) …
“Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves.” – Peter Lynch It seems like we’ve been hearing about how expensive markets are for years. But with …
What robo-advice providers do? Robo-advice is currently one of the hottest trends in the very trendy financial services technology (or Fintech) sector. As the name might suggest, the term robo-advice refers to online wealth management services that provide automated, algorithm-based investment …
Following on from our recent Fin-Tech App/Service reviews on Acorns Investment App, Sharesight and Simply Wall Street, I have recently spent some time using the OnMarket Bookbuilds iPhone investment app and web platform. Who said you need millions of dollars of investible …
There are now over 80 ASX Listed Investment Companies (LIC’s) available to choose from. Through LICs you can access many different managers, asset classes, geographies and investment strategies. At Affluence, we recently undertook a year-long project to assess the best LIC’s …
In early September, Daryl Wilson and good friend Lee Baird headed off to the USA for a 10-day hike through Shenandoah National Park. In addition to reportedly having the highest concentration of black bears anywhere in the world, the route through the park …
Here’s our Affluence Sharesight Review. We occasionally publish reviews of products we think you might find useful in your investing journey. We have no relationship with the product provider other than as a paying customer. Setup and Features Sharesight is an …
Too soon old, too late smart. I can relate to that. As I get older I feel the need to tell the world what I’ve learned. Mostly to stop others doing the same dumb things I did. It leads to a …
Last week, I was involved in a car accident. I had gone into the city to collect my eldest son and two of his friends, who had been at a school function. It apparently involved dinner, comedians and dressing up. Sometimes …
Last month I provided a review on the spare-change roundup investment app, Acorns. Another well established FinTech firm founded here in Australia is Simply Wall St. I particularly think this website/app will be of great interest to our readers. Simply Wall …