Questions of the Week
Paul Rickard answers questions on SMSF borrowing, Transurban broker targets, Arafura Rare Earths share purchase plan, and APA Group's distribution reinvestment plan.
Paul Rickard has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services and banking, including 20 years with the Commonwealth Bank Group in senior leadership roles. Paul was the founding Managing Director and CEO of CommSec, and was named Australian ‘Stockbroker of the Year’ in 2005. In 2011, Paul teamed up with Peter Switzer and Maureen Jordan to launch the Switzer Report, a newsletter and website for share market investors. A regular commentator in the media, investment advisor and company director, he is also a Non-Executive Director of Tyro Payments Ltd and PEXA Group Limited.
Paul Rickard answers questions on SMSF borrowing, Transurban broker targets, Arafura Rare Earths share purchase plan, and APA Group's distribution reinvestment plan.
The RBA won't say rates have peaked, the US Fed is still rattling its sabre, and inflation refuses to behave. For term deposit investors, that's actually good news — rates are holding at their best levels in years, and the banks have little appetite to cut them. Here's where the smart money is sitting right now.
SpaceX is super expensive, but how do I go about buying shares in it? With 30 June less than two weeks away, what super actions should I still be doing before the end of the financial year? I have read many positive stories on Xero, but it doesn't seem to want to go up. What do the major brokers think? I keep hearing about the 'downsizer super contribution'. What is it and can I use it?
With the end of the financial year just two weeks' away, here are six tax tips.
Paul Rickard answers questions on the Megaport (MP1) rights issue timing, what the brokers think about Brambles after its trading update downgrade, where to find hedge-fund short positions in the major banks, and how to get the Government to top up your spouse's super.
Paul Rickard answers your questions on the ARU SPP, the Megaport raise, JB Hi-Fi and the spouse super contribution tax offset.
In this article, I look at how our model portfolios, which are marginally overweight resources, have performed so far this year. Before looking at performance, […]
This week's questions cover investment bonds for grandchildren, the ASX (company) at a multi-year low, the Electro Optic Systems share purchase plan, and whether a child under 18 can access the Government super co-contribution.
Here are six actions to take to get the most out of the superannuation system before the end of this financial year, which is coming soon!
The 2026 Federal Budget landed three significant tax changes that every Australian investor needs to understand. Here’s a breakdown of what’s changing on capital gains tax, negative gearing and discretionary trusts – including what’s grandfathered, what isn’t, and what, if anything, you should be doing right now.
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