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Safe havens for your cash in troubled times
TURMOIL in financial markets has seen billions of dollars wiped off investments. We take a look at how different sectors are faring.
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Safe havens for your cash in troubled times
TURMOIL in financial markets has seen billions of dollars wiped off investments. We take a look at how different sectors are faring.
Resources no safe haven: analysts
INVESTORS looking for shelter from crumbling stock markets shouldn't necessarily run to the resource sector, analysts say.
Bargain hunting for the brave
FALLING share markets can wipe out billions of dollars in shareholder value, but they can also provide opportunities to snap up bargains.
New way to buy property
BUYING into Australia's $3.2 trillion housing market - without owning a single property - will soon be a mouse click away.
Bonds set to outperform shares
AS the economy slows and interest rates fall, now is the time to invest in bonds, according to a fund manager.
Patience the best pathway to wealth
INVESTORS who are seeking the secret to becoming rich are likely to be disappointed to find there is no secret.
Aussies get easier access to US shares
MUM and dad investors can now get quicker and cheaper access to the American share market under a new deal with the US.
Cash a shining light in market gloom
SHARES and super are down, but online savings accounts and term deposits are a bright light for investors.
The early bird catches the cash
SHARE markets are sinking, superannuation is slumping and interest rates are rising. The last thing on most people's minds is the end of the financial year.
Turn wine into wealth
INVESTING in wine can be a risky business -- especially if you don't padlock the cellar, writes Erica Thompson.
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