One of the best-known lines about investing comes from Warren Buffett: “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” Retirement planning is exactly that – planting the tree early enough that there is shade...
There are more than 2,000 companies listed on the ASX – so how do you choose which one is right for you? Imagine you have never bought a chocolate bar before. Snickers, Cherry Ripe, Mars, Milky Way – the list goes on. They are all similar, but all...
Dividends are the share market’s way of paying you for owning a piece of a business. When a company makes a profit, its board can choose to keep the money to grow the business, return some of it to shareholders, or both. The portion paid out to shareholders is...
Plenty of Australians own shares with no paperwork to show for it. The holding statements were filed away decades ago and lost in a move, the dividend cheques stopped when a bank account closed, and the shares themselves – often from a float, a demutualisation...
Case Study: JAN25 Background: The Smiths are exploring diversification strategies for their portfolio after reading an iInvest blog. They like following the market and are particularly interested in the structured nature of options to achieve their goals. Below is a...
