Do Your Own Research. It’s one of the most popular terms in the cryptocurrency community. It’s a reminder to take control of your own money and in the exciting world of crypto, NFTs and blockchain, it’s really important as markets can move very quickly and it takes time to build your knowledge. Australia tops crypto…
August 25, 2022
Issue 36: Are you across all you need to know about your SMSF? I now know I’m not!
Over two days towards the end of July, I attended the SMSF Association’s Technical Summit as both a speaker and exhibitor. The event is conducted for industry professionals; advisers, specialists and those providing support, accountants and administrators to the SMSF sector. All up there were around 300 attendees, who were provided with two very full…
August 25, 2022
Why to consider gold for your investment portfolio
Written by Mark Pey, Director and Co-Founder, Rush Gold It was the Spanish/American philosopher and essayist, George Santayana, who said that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. For investors today, especially for SMSF trustees in pension phase for whom capital preservation is critical, it’s a saying they should well heed.…
August 22, 2022
Why is gold often regarded as money?
Content provided by The Perth Mint In his testimony before Congress in 1912, American financier and investment banker J.P. Morgan stated, “Gold is money. Everything else is credit.” In this article we look at the definition of money and discuss why it is that many still regard gold as ‘real’ money. According to the classic definition, money…
August 19, 2022
Whitepaper: How precious metals can benefit SMSF trustees
Content provided by The Perth Mint Introduction: Why do people still invest in precious metals? “Many astute investors allocate 5-10% of a diversified portfolio to gold.” Precious metals such as gold and silver have been valued as a store of wealth for generations.Contemporary investment vehicles are today making this asset class more convenient than ever…
August 11, 2022
The paradox of investing
Written by Paul Miron, Managing Director, Msquared Capital In our July board meeting with our Chairman, we discussed a recent article, titled “Super Shake Up”, featured in the Australian Financial Review. It ranked the performance of the 50 largest ‘balanced’ (or ‘growth’)1 Superannuation Funds in Australia, with only 3 reporting an absolute profit (of 1.6%, 0.6%…
August 1, 2022
How to position your portfolio for stagflation
Content provided by The Perth Mint It’s hard enough to protect wealth in the current environment, let alone grow the value of your investments. The prospect of stagflation is the latest black cloud on the horizon – the challenges of which are worth familiarising yourself with. Stagflation is broadly defined as a period of high and rising…
July 26, 2022
How to invest in gold
Written by Mark Pey, Director and Co-Founder, Rush Gold Declining values for paper-based assets like shares and bonds might be making physical assets such as gold and other commodities more appealing. But if you seek to hold gold bullion, make sure you keep the regulators onside (of which more later). Recent market news has shown…
July 26, 2022
Issue 35: Keeping an eye on the big picture can be a challenge, but what about the bigger big picture – what the 2021 Census is telling us
With headlines talking of a volatile and challenging year to the end of June; citing geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, rising inflation and interest rates lead to equity markets here in Australia and overseas falling. It’s hard to keep any eye on the big picture that is our investment strategy, let alone the bigger one;…
July 21, 2022
Has the inflation genie escaped the bottle?
Written by Paul Miron, Managing Director, Msquared Capital For the past 40 years, inflation in the western world has not triggered any emotion…until now. Naturally, the question we must ask is: What exactly has caused the sudden panic, fear, and obsession with the subject of inflation? In central banks’ pursuit of taming inflation, we have seen…