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Sydneysider and FinTok influencer AJ Clores. “These are the moments you kind of wish for,” he says of this week’s market volatility.

‘Buy buy buy’: Market volatility sparks retail investor frenzy

Questions about the length of the war and severity of oil shortages have made for a volatile market, but a chunk of Australian investors are excited by the opportunity.

  • Elias Visontay

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‘Just extraordinary’: What the gold mania means for your jewellery box

Australians are queueing in the streets to buy gold amid a global boom for the precious metal. The mania surrounding gold is predicted to make jewellery more expensive, and even delay our energy transition.

  • Elias Visontay
Commonwealth Bank was among the most-traded stocks for investors this year.

The top 20 stocks most popular with investors this year

Investors love household names such as CBA and BHP, but analysts are cautioning that concentrated exposure to expensive stocks could be risky.

  • Chris Hill
Investing is a bit like having a healthy diet: it isn’t about one specific food, it’s about the balance of what you eat overall.

I’m scared I’ll lose money if I invest. How do I face my fear?

Investing safely is a bit like having a healthy diet: it isn’t about one specific food, it’s about the balance of what you eat overall.

  • Paridhi Jain
Alex Vynokur, the chief executive of Betashares.

Money manager Betashares plans Asian expansion after blockbuster year

Exchange-traded funds have had a banner year globally, with record fund inflows. Betashares, one of the fastest growing ETF providers in Australia, says there’s much more room to grow.

  • Anne Hyland
ETFs are seen as being more versatile than individual investments.

We just switched our super to an SMSF. How should we invest it?

Investing something as important as your life savings requires a great deal of careful thinking.

  • Paul Benson
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Borrowing to invest is certainly a key wealth creation strategy, but it all comes down to your appetite for risk.

Should we borrow $500,000 and invest it in shares?

Borrowing to invest is certainly a key wealth creation strategy, but it all comes down to your appetite for risk.

  • Paul Benson
Being a landlord can be a headache, but choosing where to invest your proceeds can also be challenging.

Will I regret never buying a house and just investing instead?

On the numbers, there’s seemingly an easy answer to your question. But can you really place a value on a roof over your head?

  • Paul Benson
A liquidity hangover from the pandemic has countered Fed interest rate hikes and helps explain the current behaviour of asset prices.

Wall Street is changing its trade clocks. Here’s how it could cost you

The US and three other countries are halving the time for settling deals from two days to one. That will increase costs, and make it harder for international investors to buy into the world’s largest economy.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Last week’s halving of the supply of new bitcoins and the consequential halving of revenue to the cryptocurrency’s miners raises big questions for its future.

The existential threat to bitcoin

Last week’s halving of the supply of new bitcoins and the consequential halving of revenue to the cryptocurrency’s miners raises big questions for its future.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz