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Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
20h ago
There's a lot of talk about how concentrated the US market has become, yet the ASX is even more so, although it's not as top heavy as in the past, and banks and miners do seem to be losing their stranglehold on the index ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
2d ago
Recently, I compiled a list of ASX stocks that you could buy and hold forever. Here's a follow-up list of US stocks that you could own indefinitely, including well-known names like Microsoft, as well as lesser-known gems ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
2d ago
The $3 million super tax will capture retired, and soon to retire, public servants and politicians who are members of defined benefit superannuation schemes. Lobbying efforts for exemptions to the tax are intensifying ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
2d ago
Baby boomers will account for a third of population growth between 2024 and 2029, making this generation the biggest age-related growth sector over this period. They will shape the housing market with their unique preferences ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
2d ago
The surviving spouse has a lot to think about when a member of an SMSF dies. While it pays to understand the options quickly, often they're best served by moving a little more slowly before making final decisions ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
2d ago
Your author prematurely advocated investing in small caps almost 12 months ago. Since then, the investment landscape has changed, and there are even more reasons to believe small caps are likely to outperform going forward ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
2d ago
Since Federation, reforms to our tax system have proven difficult. Yet they're too important to leave in the too-hard basket, and here's a look at the key ingredients that make a tax reform exercise work, or not ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
2d ago
AI is affecting ever expanding fields of human activity, and the way we invest is no exception. Here's how investors, advisors and investment managers can better prepare to manage the opportunities and risks that come with AI ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
1w ago
There are five ways to get really rich: a highly paid career, having equity in a business, the Bank of Mum and Dad, luck, or a combination of these. We run through the hardest and easiest routes to becoming wealthy ..read more
Firstlinks | Connecting Investors with Ideas
1w ago
Debates about retirement tend to focus on the financial aspects: income, tax, estates, wills, and the like. Less attention is paid to the psychological challenges of retirement, which can often be more demanding ..read more