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Tom Stevenson discusses the concept of investing in equities – not cash – for income....

Piers Bolger examines the rise of the Australian dollar and its impact on investment decisions....

Can you imagine a margin loan without a margin call? Janine Mace finds the sector has been busy innovating....

Boom years are long gone for the margin lending sector. Given that the improvement in the share market is one of the main catalysts for using margin loans, the sector is ...

Direct insurance is on the rise. Peter Smith discusses the ways in which financial advisers can adapt and stay relevant....

How do you keep a clear picture when the lines of life insurance are blurred? Damien Mu predicts that the distinctions that life insurance companies draw between group an...

Economist Matt Drennan says it’s time for Australia's political leaders to acknowledge that our relative economic good fortune is attributable as much to luck as good man...

Underinsurance is a concern for the Australian community. However, Financial Services Council chief John Brogden believes the combined government and industry efforts cou...

Financial planners should strongly welcome the delayed implementation of FOFA because shortly after its introduction will be the next Federal Election....

Learn about SMAs features and the pros and cons of using an Australian equity SMA...

While we tend to focus on sharp market crashes, sudden declines that recover quickly within just a year or few are not necessarily problematic. What is far more destructi...

The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...

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