Smart Money

  • Street Talk

    16 August 2008 | Edited by Jemima Whyte jemima.whyte@afr.com.au | The Australian Financial Review

    Call for higher BHP Billiton dividends, Alumina's cost squeeze PLUS competition rises for VIP turnover.

  • An account-based pension can save in the long run

    16 August 2008 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review

    Although I have nearly $440,000 of savings in a do-it-yourself super fund, my 68-year-old partner and I live off a combination of his $440 per fortnight part pension, his $310 per month Dutch government pension and a small allocated pension he organised four years ago from a commercial provider

  • The A-Team

    16 August 2008 | Leng Yeow | The Australian Financial Review

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  • Time to add some (h)edge to the portfolio

    16 August 2008 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review

    In a world where most managed investments have struggled with extreme market volatility, hedge funds have produced some remarkable results.

  • Running the numbers has delivered the goods

    16 August 2008 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review

    Hedge funds that use computers to track price trends and trading opportunities have given investors solid returns in a volatile market, writes John Wasiliev.

  • A strategy for all seasons

    16 August 2008 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review

    There are a variety of strategies that hedge funds can pursue, either as a single strategy or in combination

  • Feel-good factor is a win-win for investors

    16 August 2008 | Leng Yeow | The Australian Financial Review

    Chris Cuffe has created a philanthropic fund that gives to charity but still aims for maximum earnings, writes Leng Yeow.

  • Performance or not, fees apply

    16 August 2008 | Madeleine Koo | The Australian Financial Review

    Fund managers' fees are often hard for an investor to understand - especially if they've made a loss, writes Madeleine Koo.

  • Civil versus common: spot the difference

    16 August 2008 | Alan Mitchell | The Australian Financial Review

    What difference does a legal system make?

  • Remember Murphy's Law? Now's the time for caution

    16 August 2008 | Barrie Dunstan | The Australian Financial Review

    It's a time for smart investors to make sure they are nimble on their feet and ready for changes in the rules

  • When wedding bells ring, the ATO changes its tune

    16 August 2008 | John Wasiliev | The Australian Financial Review

    Challenging financial markets have prompted some do-it-yourself super funds to look at alternative investment ideas, although the majority are banking any new contributions, says adviser Martin Murden.

  • Rate cut: it's not an option, the banks will have to follow

    16 August 2008 | David Bassanese | The Australian Financial Review

    It is now looking almost certain that the Reserve Bank of Australia will deliver a 25 basis point official interest rate cut in early September

  • Inflation - it's all down to the expectation

    16 August 2008 | Glenn Mumford | The Australian Financial Review

    In the past week we looked set to be sipping on a classic stagflation cocktail.

  • Blue chip results fail to lift trade

    16 August 2008 | Peter Wells | The Australian Financial Review

    Investors struggled with a lacklustre market that ignored key companies' healthy returns, writes Peter Wells.

  • Earnings lost in translation can now be recouped

    16 August 2008 | Patrick Commins | The Australian Financial Review

    Currency movements can make or break companies depending on where they do their business, writes Patrick Commins.

  • Gold loses some lustre

    16 August 2008 | Ayesha de Kretser | The Australian Financial Review

    Our athletes might be chasing it in Beijing but investors raced to ditch the most precious of commodities on Friday, the price of gold falling to its lowest level since October 2007.

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The US appears to be putting its houses - Fannie and Freddie - in order, writes Glenn Mumford.

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