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Australian shares fell on Monday.

Info tech and energy firms lead Australian sharemarket lower

The Australian sharemarket dived on its first day of trade after an extended Christmas break.

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Money columnist Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon attributes one savvy move to her lifetime of investing success.

My best investment move – and how you can copy it with one click

When I started investing at 18, I checked a box that I didn’t really understand. It turns out that was the best move I could have made.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Risks are everywhere in life, not just in the stock market.

Think investing is like gambling? You’re dead wrong. Here’s why

Decrying investing as “gambling” is a simplified view that ignores the financial risks we must evaluate over the course of our lives.

  • Paridhi Jain
While it is easy to be swayed by charismatic CEOs and well-crafted investor presentations, there’s more to look at under the hood of a potential investment.

How to pick an investment that’s about to take off

While it’s easy to be swayed by charismatic CEOs and well-crafted investor presentations, there’s more to look at under the hood of a potential investment.

  • Lawrence Lam
In reality, brokers and investing platforms all do the same thing. There are far more important things to put your mind to.

Want to invest well? Stop fussing over fees and fancy apps

In reality, brokers and investing platforms all do the same thing. There are far more important things to put your mind to.

  • Glen James
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
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In a few weeks, everybody will have a fatter pay packet because the tax rates are changing. Smart money managers will put the extra to good use.

This tax time, it pays to remember my ‘guaranteed’ secret for wealth

In a few weeks, everybody will have a fatter pay packet because the tax rates are changing. Smart money managers will put the extra to good use.

  • Noel Whittaker
When you let go of your egoistic attachment to feeling smart, you’ll see that you can literally half your work, and double your results in a heartbeat.

Why you don’t have to be smart to be wealthy

Somehow, we’ve associated ‘clever’, needlessly complex behaviours with accruing wealth. But there’s a big problem with this narrative.

  • Paridhi Jain
Riding the waves of the market will often leave you better off than trying to pick the peak,

How should I invest if we’re going into a recession?

Often, the biggest growth comes immediately after downturns. If you try to time the market hitting the bottom, you’re likely to miss it.

  • Paridhi Jain
Time and time again I have heard people tell me they want to invest in shares. My response has always been to invest in an index fund.

Think you can beat the market? Hear this cautionary tale

Time and time again, people have told me they want to invest in shares. My response has always been the same.

  • Noel Whittaker