Investing

Investing mistakes to avoid

Investing mistakes to avoid

Investing successfully and improving your investment portfolio can be as much about minimising mistakes as trying to pick the ‘next big thing’. It’s all about taking a calm and considered approach and not blindly following trends or hot tips. Let’s delve into some of the most prevalent investment mistakes and […]

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Your investing style – as unique as you

Your investing style – as unique as you

As interest rates start to increase after a lengthy period of historical lows, it’s a good time to think about how your money is working for you and whether your investing style and strategy is still in line with your goals. Higher interest rates don’t just send a ripple through […]

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The Road Ahead for Shares

The Road Ahead for Shares

Trying to time investment markets is difficult if not impossible at the best of times, let alone now. The war in Ukraine, rising inflation and interest rates and an upcoming federal election have all added to market uncertainty and volatility. At times like these investors may be tempted to retreat […]

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Investing on facts not FOMO

Investing on facts not FOMO

Prices for property, cryptocurrencies and shares have all hit records recently. While great news for investors, there’s always a risk that some people will jump into the market because they are afraid of missing out on easy money. FOMO, or the fear of missing out, has always been around on […]

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Investing in inflation

Investing in inflation

Inflation appears to be firmly on the rise and while that is bad news for consumers it’s not necessarily bad news for investors. In fact, inflation may provide new opportunities. In the September quarter, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 3 per cent year on year, a level previously not […]

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How to build a bulletproof income portfolio

How to build a bulletproof income portfolio

As a part of Livewire’s annual Income Series, Centaur’s Hugh Robertson joined Charlie Viola and James Marlay to talk through ways to help set you up for retirement.  As shared by Livewire, the trio “discuss why ASFA’s estimated figure for retirement ($640,000 for couples) should be taken with a grain […]

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May Newsletter

May Newsletter

May is here and in cooler regions the colours of autumn are all around. In Canberra, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is putting the finishing touches to the May 11 Federal Budget which will no doubt dominate the national conversation in coming weeks. Australia’s economic recovery gathered steam in April, despite a […]

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Making your savings work harder

Making your savings work harder

With tax cuts and stimulus payments on the way, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is urging us to open our wallets and spend to kick start the national economy. But if your personal balance sheet could do with a kick along, then saving and investing what you can, also makes sense. One […]

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Secrets to wealth

Secrets to wealth

Let’s get straight into it. There are three things you need to do regardless of your income, your education, experiences or anything else, which could make you wealthier than you ever thought possible. With enough time frame doing these three things could make you very wealthy both in terms of […]

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The Investors Best Friend or Worst Enemy? Meet Mr. Market

The Investors Best Friend or Worst Enemy? Meet Mr. Market

The following is an excerpt from an annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders by Warren Buffett in 1987 regarding a way that Buffett views the daily quoting of the share market that he learnt from his renowned teacher and mentor to Buffett, Ben Graham. It is interesting to note that […]

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