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Stock market volatility is arguably one of the most misunderstood concepts in investing, especially for new investors trying to dip their toes in.  Put simply, stock market volatility is a term used to describe fluctuations in the market, which may refer to factors like stock prices, the volume of trading or the amount of investors participating…

Over a year ago I made some comment on breaking news that Dixon Advisory, the wealth arm of listed wealth giant Evans Dixon (ASX: ED1), had been publicly called to task on recommendations for clients to invest in several of its in-house investment products that had performed poorly. One particularly egregious performer was its heavily recommended…

The stellar run in the Nasdaq 100 index, which has seen it reach new all-time highs some 40 times already in 2020, shows no signs of slowing. With such strength and a willingness of investors to look beyond short-term losses, a single-file, socially distanced line of “unicorns” is awaiting their piece of the action. The…

The ATO delivered some positive news, approving fractional property investment platform Domacom’s’ application to broaden the use of the $300,000 downsizer contribution.

Gold prices have seen specialist Exchange Traded Fund provider, ETF Securities move beyond $3 billion in assets under management to start the new financial year.

Given the global outlook is clearly one of a high degree of risk, it is surprising that all forms of risk assets seem to continually defy all the negative outlooks. Traditional asset allocations have been heavily tied to equity market growth and the continual decline in risk free interest rates over the past 30 years….