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Personal Finance

Tax planning: Are international shares treated differently?

| Laura Stewart

Do you own international shares?

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Personal Finance

3 tips to maximise your tax refund from the ATO in FY25

| Laura Stewart

Are you missing anything?

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Personal Finance

With $5,000 cash, should I make a superannuation contribution or buy shares by 30 June?

| Laura Stewart

The end of FY25 is just around the corner.

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Cash Rates

Reputable economist predicts big rate cuts to come. How low could the cash rate go?

| Samantha Menzies

The Reserve Bank cut interest rates by another 25-basis points this month, down to 3.85%.

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Personal Finance

After the RBA's rate cut, should I buy ASX 200 shares or pay down the mortgage?

| Sebastian Bowen

On paper, the answer is simple...

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Cash Rates

The top places to park your cash following the RBA's rate cut

| Sebastian Bowen

Cash is not the investment it used to be.

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Personal Finance

Where should you invest your dividends?

| Tristan Harrison

There are a few things we can direct our cash payouts towards.

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Personal Finance

3 things I'm doing before the end of the financial year to build my wealth

| Tristan Harrison

I’m making moves to improve my finances.

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Personal Finance

Tax planning: Are international shares treated differently?

| Laura Stewart

Do you own international shares?

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Smiling business woman calculates tax at desk in office.
Personal Finance

3 tips to maximise your tax refund from the ATO in FY25

| Laura Stewart

Are you missing anything?

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Personal Finance

3 tax deductions that many investors forget to claim

| Laura Stewart

Deductions reduce your overall tax bill.

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Personal Finance

3 reasons why I love the Australian Taxation Office as an ASX investor

| Tristan Harrison

The ATO is very useful for investors for a few different reasons.

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Personal Finance

With $5,000 cash, should I make a superannuation contribution or buy shares by 30 June?

| Laura Stewart

The end of FY25 is just around the corner.

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Tax

Should I sell my loss-making stocks by the end of the 2025 financial year?

| Tristan Harrison

Should investors hold or sell stocks that are currently in the red?

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Tax

Tax time: Use this hack to keep the Australian Tax Office off your back

| Sebastian Bowen

Buying dividend shares can save you paying taxes...

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Cash Rates

Reputable economist predicts big rate cuts to come. How low could the cash rate go?

| Samantha Menzies

The Reserve Bank cut interest rates by another 25-basis points this month, down to 3.85%.

Read more »

A young couple sits at their kitchen table looking at documents with a laptop open in front of them.
Personal Finance

After the RBA's rate cut, should I buy ASX 200 shares or pay down the mortgage?

| Sebastian Bowen

On paper, the answer is simple...

Read more »

Man putting in a coin in a coin jar with piles of coins next to it.
Cash Rates

The top places to park your cash following the RBA's rate cut

| Sebastian Bowen

Cash is not the investment it used to be.

Read more »

A happy family of four on holidays stand on a jetty and cheer.
Personal Finance

Where should you invest your dividends?

| Tristan Harrison

There are a few things we can direct our cash payouts towards.

Read more »

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Personal Finance

How to replace a salary with ASX dividends

| Tristan Harrison

Passive income from ASX shares is a great way to supplement work earnings.

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Personal Finance

3 things I'm doing before the end of the financial year to build my wealth

| Tristan Harrison

I’m making moves to improve my finances.

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Share Market News

Eyeing retirement: Do you really need $1 million?

| Laura Stewart

AustralianSuper recently weighed in.

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Personal Finance

4 simple steps to become a millionaire with ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

It’s straightforward, but not easy, to become a millionaire.

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Personal Finance

3 things I'm doing ahead of the new financial year, FY26

| Tristan Harrison

I think this is a great time to look at a few areas of my finances.

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Personal Finance

How does your debt level compare to the average Australian?

| Sebastian Bowen

Some debts are better than others...

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Personal Finance

Want to earn more passive income from ASX shares than your job? Here's how I'd do it

| Tristan Harrison

This is a good time to start building investment income.

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Personal Finance

Here's how investors can consider saving and investing $5 a day to make $2,500 a month in passive income!

| Tristan Harrison

Anyone can build up passive income. Here’s how.

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Personal Finance

There are 2.8 million Australian millionaires. Here's how to become one of them

| Sebastian Bowen

There are more millionaires amongst us than we might think.

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Personal Finance

Want to retire early with $1 million? Here's how

| Tristan Harrison

A mixture of savings and investing can create wonderful results.

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Personal Finance

How to replace your wage with passive income in 3 steps

| Tristan Harrison

It’s a straightforward process to replace a salary with dividends.

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Tax

How much tax do your ASX shares pay? Why it might matter

| Zach Bristow

Taxes. One of the two unavoidables in life.

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Personal Finance

Relying on bank term deposits to build wealth? You need to read this

| Tristan Harrison

Looking to grow your net worth? Term deposits may not be the best choice.

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Retirement

How would the proposed unrealised gains tax impact your superannuation?

| Zach Bristow

If passed, the impacts could be profound for those with higher-end super balances.

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Personal Finance

$50,000 in an offset? The hidden cost of not investing in ASX shares

| Mitchell Lawler

Saving 7.5% using an offset is not the same as earning 7.5% on shares.

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Personal Finance

Dividends or capital gains from ASX shares: Which are better?

| Tristan Harrison

Should investors be more interested in one type of return over another?

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Retirement

Delayed retirement and other costs of being the Bank of Mum and Dad

| Bronwyn Allen

A survey shows delayed retirement and lost opportunities to travel are among the costs.

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Personal Finance

5 ways ASX shares investors define financial success

| Bronwyn Allen

What does financial success mean to you?

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Personal Finance

How I'd aim to build a $75,000 income from ASX shares and never work again!

| Tristan Harrison

ASX shares can be a great place to generate investment income.

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Personal Finance

Here's how much cash returned in FY24 compared with investing in shares

| Sebastian Bowen

If you have large amounts of cash in the bank, you'll want to read this.

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Tax

Don't forget your franking credits this tax time

| Sebastian Bowen

Franking credits form an important part of your returns from your dividend shares.

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Tax

Own ASX shares? Here are 3 investing tax deductions you may not be aware of

| Sebastian Bowen

Make sure you don't miss out on any of the tax breaks available to owners of ASX shares this tax…

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Tax

Tax time: If you have ASX shares, here's what you need to know about franking credits

| Sebastian Bowen

Franking credits are vital to your returns from ASX shares.

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Tax

How to turn your stage 3 tax cuts into $11,396 buying ASX 200 shares

| Bernd Struben

Do you plan to invest your stage three tax cuts in ASX shares?

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Personal Finance

How to become a millionaire on a $70,000 salary

| Tristan Harrison

Want to become a millionaire? Albert Einstein has some helpful advice.

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Personal Finance

3 personal finance tips to help anyone grow richer

| Tristan Harrison

Our portfolios can do better with the right financial foundations.

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Investing Strategies

5 secrets of ASX millionaires

| Tony Yoo

Wealthy people come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but they all have some common habits that we could…

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Personal Finance

Is 60 too old to start buying ASX shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

It's never too late to benefit from the wonders of the share market.

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Personal Finance

Becoming a millionaire: Why savings accounts aren't the answer

| Sebastian Bowen

Even high-interest savings accounts can't compete with the returns of ASX shares.

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