22 February, 2011
Ray Griffin turns the first sod on building a sound investment portfolio, beginning with the question: what is portfolio construction?
While households might be rejoicing the fact that interest rates are likely to remain on hold for the next few months, investors relying on interest-linked returns may be less than thrilled.
19 December, 2011
With RaboDirect’s recent launch of its Online Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) Service, I suspect it won’t be too long before many initial enquiries convert across to new SMSF funds. The SMSF arena is the fastest growing area of superannuation in Australia and there’s nothing on the horizon to suggest it will slow any time soon.
25 July, 2011
If you are a fan of term deposits (TDs) with their guaranteed rates and fixed terms, you may well be choosing to, either consciously or unconsciously, ‘auto-roll’ (re-invest) your investment when it matures. This means that when you took out a TD investment, you agreed to let your bank (or other TD provider) reinvest that money into another investment of the same term if you don’t notify them to the contrary before maturity.
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