292 articles
Beginner / Advanced
04 m

3 investment ideas

Shares and investment markets

Does your super fund only own shares and cash? We have three investment ideas you could consider for your retirement savings.

Beginner / Advanced
02 m

Part 3: Deciding on individual investments

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

You don't need to know the ins and outs of individual companies to work out what investments your super will own.

Beginner / Advanced
02 m

Part 2: How much in each asset class

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Working out how much to invest in each asset class can be guided by how far away retirement is.

Beginner / Advanced
03 m

Retirement: myth v. reality

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Find out why confusing fact with fiction could prove costly when it is time to live off your super savings.

Advanced
5 m

Small caps and your portfolio

Shares and investment markets

The potential growth for small cap companies is massive, but this comes with the possibility of unreliable earnings and shareprice volatility.

Beginner / Advanced
04 m

The 5 deadly sins of super saving

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Avoiding some of the traps that catch many super savers out will make it easier for your retirement savings stay on the right path.

Beginner / Advanced
02 m

Part 1: What to invest in

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

The first step of investing your super is working out whether you need to grow or protect your retirement savings.

Advanced
5 m

Why comparing returns is useful

Managed investments

Not all companies are equal, so when it comes to choosing a fund manager make sure you're comparing apples with apples.

Beginner / Advanced
06 m

Retirees and negative returns

Shares and investment markets

Find out why retirees - especially those who have only quit the 9 - 5 recently - are sensitive to negative returns.

Beginner / Advanced
01 m

Why retirees need reliable income

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Investors can tolerate shares moving up and down in price, but earning less income is out of the question.

Beginner / Advanced
4 m

Buying shares

Shares and investment markets

Placing a market or a limit order can be as simple as thinking about the reason you are buying or selling shares - and there's trade-offs with both.

Beginner / Advanced
4 m

Managed funds and liquidity risk

Managed investments

Depending on the type of assets a managed fund owns, you might not be able to get your money back when you want it.