[Smart Investing] Cashing in risk; Take-up of fixed-interest and high-dividend ETFs; What a relationship breakdown may mean for an SMSF
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23 July 2012
Cashing in risk
Investment risk never goes away but it does change shape. As we mark the start of a new financial year a different type of risk continues to build up within our superannuation system, a risk that perhaps investors are less conscious of given the volatile markets we have endured since the global financial crisis.
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Good earners in a dull market
David Bassanese, 14 July 12 Many investors have become jaded by the sharemarket in recent years, and have displayed a distinct preference for the safety of cash or bonds. The market is weighed down by concerns over Europe, cautious consumer spending and falling export commodity prices, so this sentiment is understandable.
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