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From our quarterly outlook to our weekly insights into market trends, the Steward Wealth blog is the place to keep informed about what could affect your finances this week, month and year.
How to get your head around fixed income
Fixed income just experienced its worst year of returns on record. Does that mean it’s time for some bargain hunting?
Why you’ll make more by focusing on a portfolio’s total return
Modelling shows income investors can be better off buying for growth and selling where necessary to boost income.
Why banning short selling is a bad idea
Short selling is often seen as a predatory practice engaged in by “vulture” traders. But outlawing it may adversely affect the market.
Super housekeeping for 30 June
Superannuation provides an excellent opportunity to live a comfortable retirement. In order to maximise this, it’s important you have a superannuation strategy which you implement before the end of the financial year.
Have things changed for growth stocks?
Over the past 10 years investors became conditioned to buying any dip in growth stocks, but a different inflation outlook may have changed that.
To fix or not to fix
The variable versus fixed mortgage rate decision is one that will affect a homeowner for years to come and could be the difference in thousands of dollars of accrued interest.
Have share markets seen the bottom in this correction?
Share market corrections throw up great opportunities to pick up a bargain, but buying is always tinged with trepidation. A reasonable argument can be mounted that we may have seen the bottom in this correction.
Travel tips to reduce stress
As we return to international travel, the added layers of COVID requirements can increase stress leves. Hopefully these tips will help make for a smoother experience.
Why it’s not always worth trying to hedge against geopolitical risk
Financial markets have a history of taking geopolitical events in their stride and a portfolio diversified across different asset classes is a strong alternative.
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