NGS Super and Mercer have become the latest industry funds to jump on the growing self-managed superfund bandwagon, announcing the planned release of their own ‘direct investment’ fund. NGS Super says the n..

As emerging markets rock shares, it’s time to focus on developed economies. NAB is one local company that could be worth considering, given its exposure to the growth prospects of the UK.

Equity investors had a bumpy ride last week, but it could just be the correction we had to have. We’re keeping our eyes peeled for cheap stocks.

Wall Street has been climbing the wall of worry and that’s where a range of concerns are recognised, but the market still climbs over them to go higher. At the moment, the obstacles to going higher are stoppi..

Figures from the Australian Tax Office show SMSF trustees are taking responsibility for their own retirement, with total yearly benefit payments averaging $18.9 billion per annum over the five years to June 201..

The Aussie dollar will fall further, as the US dollar rises, which means its time to get as much exposure as possible through US companies or investments.

The core body for self-managed superannuation funds in Australia has warned trustees to “look before you leap” following the planned release of “free SMSF” offerings. The SMSF Professionals’ Associati..

The core body for self-managed super funds has come out in support of recent Australian Taxation Office figures which show that SMSF borrowings are neither “exponential nor irresponsible”. While there has b..

This month is used as a bellwether for annual market performance, but locally the falling Aussie dollar is a very good thing. Find out why below.

With another stupid stock week under the belt, this week proved what we mostly suspect - we play follow the leader with Wall Street. Recall that a poor jobs number in the States (74,000 instead of 200,000 expec..

Stocks in this sector can be tricky, even at the best of times, but there are still some good eggs – like Oroton and Nick Scali that you might want to consider for your SMSF portfolio.

Invocare has increased its dividend every year since listing a decade ago, but has struggled over the past 12 months. The next two to three weeks will reveal if a breakout is on the cards.

It’s a tale of two stories - one short, the other long term. And it’s big news when a US economic recovery has been ramped up by an economic growth number that went from a great 3.6% to a whopping 4.3%! But..

Australian company, Media Super Limited was forced to pay a $10,200 penalty yesterday after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission called them out for “potentially misleading” advertising. The ..

The latest overview of SMSFs by the ATO shows that SMSFs are doing just fine, thank you very much, and trustees are the happiest of any sector of the industry.