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Personal Finance

This is how much the average Aussie needs to feel ‘rich’

January 18, 2022 | Tony Yoo

Key points Australians don’t seem to realise earning $50,000 a year puts them in the richer half Younger generations are …

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Tax

Warning to all ETF shareholders doing their tax returns

September 21, 2021 | Tony Yoo

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are widely popular these days, with more than 600,000 Australians owning shares in them. But as the …

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How to invest

4 tax-time tips for first-time ASX share investors

September 7, 2021 | Tony Yoo

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned rookie ASX share investors often “misunderstand” their obligations, resulting in errors on their …

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Cryptocurrencies

How does the ATO know how much money I made from cryptocurrencies?

July 7, 2021 | Tony Yoo

The biggest advantage that cryptocurrency advocates have spruiked from the start is that all transactions are decentralised. That is, there …

Tax

Selling some ASX shares before tax time? Here’s what you should know

June 21, 2021 | Mitchell Lawler

Where has the year gone? It’s nearly the end of June already, prompting a tax time refresher for ASX share …

Tax

Has the Federal Budget changed how your shares are taxed?

May 13, 2021 | Brooke Cooper

In a bid to attract and retain talent to Australian companies, this year’s Federal Budget is making changes to tax-deferred …

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Tax

What Biden’s capital gains tax changes could mean for the ASX 200

April 23, 2021 | Marc Sidarous

What could Joe Biden’s latest proposal mean for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO)? Bloomberg is reporting US President Joe …

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Personal Finance

More Aussies now think shares are better than real estate

March 29, 2021 | Tony Yoo

More Australians favour shares over real estate as a way to invest, in a rare result for our usually property-obsessed …

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Cryptocurrencies

Australia’s first physical crypto gift cards are now on sale for Christmas

December 22, 2021 | Tony Yoo

Looking for a Christmas gift for that person who seems to have everything? Well, a Sydney company has just released …

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Cryptocurrencies

Aussie app promises 4%pa return on AUD ‘stablecoin’ cryptocurrency

November 23, 2021 | Tony Yoo

An Australian smartphone app is offering a return of 4.01% per annum paid out daily for users who buy the …

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Tax

Own ASX ETFs? Why the ATO might be focusing on you

October 6, 2021 | Tristan Harrison

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has indicated that it’s going to be paying closer attention to investors with ASX ETFs …

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Cash Rates

NAB (ASX:NAB) share price up following prediction of no rate hike until 2024

July 8, 2021 | Brooke Cooper

National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) shares are gaining slightly this morning following the bank’s prediction the Reserve Bank of …

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Personal Finance

Young people dominated COVID super withdrawals last year

April 25, 2021 | Sebastian Bowen

By now, we are probably all familiar with the government’s COVID-19 early release superannuation scheme that was initiated last year. …

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Tax

Can you imagine paying tax on every share purchase?

April 16, 2021 | Tony Yoo

Australia is a real estate-obsessed nation. As a share investor, you would no doubt have been at barbecues during which property …

Tax

How does tax on ASX shares in Australia work?

April 14, 2021 | Sebastian Bowen

Time does go by fast, doesn’t it? It’s now mid-April, which means that the end of the financial year is …

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Economy

The Australian economy will recover from COVID-19 this year, says IMF

April 7, 2021 | Brooke Cooper

The Australian economy’s growth has been forecast to increase more than was first predicted for 2021. The International Monetary Fund …

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