Sadly, we lost one of our great contributors to the Switzer Report, the AFR legend on personal investment — Barrie Dunstan — in January 2019. Out of respect, we will keep his contributions to the Switzer Report available on this page.
Recent Commentary
Look to infrastructure for property-like returns
If the government moves to wind back gearing of property investments for SMSFs, it needs to find an alternative and provide better access to infrastructure investments for trustees.
Pressure on SMSFs moves from gearing to income
Super borrowings have been put on watch by David Murray, but that’s not the only thing SMSF trustees need to worry about in the Financial System Inquiry.
Big changes for SMSF balances
SMSF trustees are pretty happy with how their funds are performing but it’s no time to get complacent, as some predict retail funds will become popular again.
Government should back off
The government is forever fearful that our rapidly ageing population will be a big draw down on the budget via the age pension. However, the reality could be quite different.
How to win the investment game
An economics guru once said that investing should be like watching paint dry, or grass grow – sage advice in times of uncertainty.
Big bears turn bull
When two US investment gurus and known bears – Bill Gross at the $US1.94 trillion PIMCO, and $US117 GMO’s Jeremy Grantham – think the current market still has legs, it’s time to listen.
