Investment
GallerySub-Par Global Growth, Aging Population and Investments
Oliver’s Insights
>>The search for assets providing decent investment yield is continuing. The aging population is playing a role but the main drivers are low interest rates and bond yields.>> With global growth remaining uneven and inflation falling again, global and Australian monetary tightening remains distant so a sharp back up in bond yields threatening […]
GalleryNewcastle Investment, Global Infrastructure and Interest Rates
As the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) prepares financial markets for incremental interest rate rises, we take a look at what this might mean for global listed infrastructure assets.
Infrastructure assets can have both bond-like and equity-like characteristics
Infrastructure assets, particularly listed infrastructure companies, typically exhibit total returns that have some similarities to both equities and […]
GalleryInvesting in a Holiday Home
Is it really your great Aussie dream?
It happens every year. You’re strolling down the high street of your local beachside town enjoying a long hot summer with the family when a holiday home in the real estate agents’ window catches your eye.
And you start thinking: “If we had our own place, we could […]
GalleryOnline spending and the affects on your investments?
Online spending has grown from humble beginnings to become an influencing force on the retail sector.
Customers, now armed with an abundant amount of online information, are quick to compare prices online in search of cheaper alternatives. But as well as using the internet to research cheaper alternatives, we’re also seeing that they’re happy to […]
Are Australian Interest Rates on the Slide?
Oliver’s Australian Economy Insights
Key Points
>> The RBA was right to cut interest rates again. Growth is too low and inflation is benign. Expect the cash rate to fall to 2% in the months ahead.
>> Record low borrowing rates, the lower $A and the boost to spending power from lower fuel prices should help boost […]
GalleryUsing Your SMSF to Invest in Your Retirement
If you are looking for a way to bolster your retirement savings, then investing in business premises through your self-managed super fund may well be the answer.Since 2007, SMSFs have been able to borrow money to fund the purchase of assets including property, shares and managed funds through limited recourse loans.i
Limited Recourse Loans
Limited recourse […]
Gallery5 Tips For Bidding at an Auction!
Bidding for a property at auction can be stressful but you can reduce the stress involved. Before you consider bidding at an auction use our 5 tips to make sure you’re prepared and know what to expect.
Step 1: Work out the costs
Working out how much you can afford to repay on a home loan […]
Investment Property Tax Tips
Things you can claim in this financial year
You may claim costs you’ve incurred to get tenants into (or out of) your investment property. This includes preparing a property for lease including the rental agreement, repairing or maintaining the investment property and even the cost of having a property agent manage the property. If you […]
GalleryHow Can Property Investment Make Me Better Off?
If you’ve built up some equity over the years, it may be time to look at the options your property investment may give you.
Here are four possibilities that could help you:
You could buy an investment sooner.
Borrowing against the value of your home—which is one way you can access your equity—may enable you to buy […]
GalleryHow Does Dropping Oil Prices Affect Investors?
There’s been a lot of commentary around the recent drop in oil prices, and what it might take for them to recover. Integral to this discussion is the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Saudi Arabia, which produce about 33% and 9% of the world’s oil respectively.
In this article, we examine the factors […]