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Finance, Investing

What is Core/Satellite investing?

Can investors have their cake and eat it by splitting their portfolio between two different strategies with core/satellite investing?
Global vs Australia ETF
Finance, Investing

Should I remove Chinese shares from my investment portfolio?

Chinese shares have been in the spotlight of late as performance lags, but emerging market shares remain vital to a diversified portfolio. Here’s why.
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Finance

What is super?

Superannuation is one of Australia’s biggest industries, but it is also one of its least understood. So what is super?
Nvidia stock goes up like a rocket
Finance, Global Share ETFs, Investing

Nvidia stock is the hottest of 2024 – but is it too late for investors to buy in?

Nvidia is the hottest stock of 2024, rising 200% in a year. But should investors still buy it and can it be included in a diverse portfolio?
Finance, Investing, SMSF

Gold Star Super | Why superannuation funds are wrong on gold

Millions of Australians could be missing out on the benefits of gold because of a conflict of interest inherent in big super.
Finance, Investing

How much super should I have? The million dollar question

Super balances can vastly differ from person to person, even those at similar points in their age and career. But why? There are a number of factors that affect superannuation balances, we explore how and why two people can have vastly different super balances and the ‘benchmark’ figure for your age.

Finance, Investing

What is a super retirement bonus?

Super retirement bonuses are a cash ‘bonus’ paid by some superannuation firms when a member transitions from accumulation to retirement phase. What does a bonus entail? What should you be aware of? And is it wise to invest in a fund offering a retirement bonus?

Finance, Investing, Life

Should you invest in property or shares?

Property and shares are the two most common ways of building wealth in Australia. Find out which one is better for you.

Finance, Investing, Life

Should you pay off your mortgage or invest?

It won’t come as a surprise that rising interest rates have put immense pressure on households around the country. According to research by Roy Morgan, 30.3% of Australian mortgage holders are now under ‘mortgage stress’.

Finance, Investing

The most important consideration before buying an investment property

Before buying an investment property, there’s a lot to think about. The first thing many investors do is use an investment property calculator to work out their budget, forecasted return or yield; but, are you overlooking the most important consideration?

Finance, SMSF

Starting an SMSF pension from your Stockspot SMSF account

Learn about the role of Stockspot in managing your SMSF pension draw downs, the responsibilities of your administrator/ accountant and your role as an SMSF trustee, in the lead up to and during your pension years.

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Finance, Investing

Stockspot Performance Update: December 2023

The Stockspot Model Portfolios all delivered positive returns in 2023. The portfolios returned 8.6% to 11.8% after fees.
Finance, Investing

How to reinvest dividends

Reinvesting dividends is a proven and simple way to grow your wealth and portfolio. Stockspot breaks down the important things you need to know when reinvesting your dividends.
Finance, Investing

Ten share market predictions from 2023 and how they turned out

In this article, I review ten forecasts made by fund managers last December and measure how they performed compared to the market index.

Finance, Investing

Portfolio Investment Management Guide

The best way to build a successful portfolio is to understand the fundamentals of investing. Stockspot explains how to build a portfolio that will last.

Finance, Investing, Life

What was the proposed NSW Kids Future Fund?

What is the proposed NSW Kids Future Fund? What are the best ways to help kids invest to achieve their financial goals?
Finance, Investing, Life

Investing lessons from Bloomberg’s ETF guru

The key insights we learned from meeting one of the best-regarded ETF researchers in the world.
Turtle and plant
Finance, Investing, Life

Passive investing in Australia

Passive investing can be confusing, so we’ve put together this guide to help you understand passive investing before you begin your investing journey.
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