Tim Smith

If you're thinking about investing in an exchange traded fund (ETF), it's worthwhile to know both the benefits and risks of doing so. Like any financial product, its your hard-earned money on the line, so it pays to know what you're buying. You wouldn't buy a car or a house without checking it out first, would you?

Despite the easier access to international markets these days, Australians are still hesitant to invest overseas.

Ethical funds have become more and more popular in recent years as investors look for ways to grow their wealth responsibly. Investing your money in renewable energy, sustainable businesses or community infrastructure may make a positive impact in the world, but what about the impact on your wallet? What sort of returns can you expect from an ethical investment and how do they compare to other types of investments?

Originally published by: TJ Ryan Buying and selling shares online remains popular, with the ASX’s Australian Share Ownership Study finding that in 2017, 37% of Australian adults owned shares through listed investments such as managed funds, while 31%,...

Failure to follow correct SMSF compliance can not only affect your retirement savings but can also attract serious penalties, including possible fines and jail time. Keep your SMSF on track In addition to conducting an annual SMSF audit,...

Simply put, divestment, sometimes called divestiture, is the opposite of investment. Any time that you sell an asset, whether it be a stock, a property or a business, you are divesting yourself of that holding. Why...

The scene, which shows the heroes finally defeating the malicious Dukes on the trading floor, can teach us a few things about how stock markets work. What is Trading Places about? In the movie, the wealthy...

However, when you break it down, options aren’t really that much more complex than buying and selling shares in the usual fashion. How do options work? An option is really just a contract that gives you...

Co-author: Canstar Research What is a CFD? A contract for difference, more commonly known as a CFD, is a type of derivative that is used to speculate on the movement of a particular asset. For example,...

If you haven’t heard, television broadcaster Channel Nine and newspaper publisher Fairfax are merging in a $4 billion deal that will create a new conglomerate with holdings in TV, print, radio and digital media. The merger is aimed to help the new entity remain competitive in a world that is increasingly leaving traditional media behind, but what does this change mean for investors?