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2019 Australian Federal Election – Outcomes for Investors

2019 Australian Federal Election – Outcomes for Investors 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

For Australian investors, the Federal election was a great result. For at least the last 2 years, the Australian Labor party was expected to win and win big!  The Coalition’s win, even quoted by the Prime Minister himself Scott Morrison, was seen as a ‘Miracle’. However, when looking into this with more detail, why was this…

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9 Ways to Manage Investment Risk

9 Ways to Manage Investment Risk 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

There is hardly anything in life that doesn’t involve taking some risk – even getting out of bed in the morning! Many people are fearful of investing because all they focus on is the risk of losing their hard-earned money. Others look for great returns and forget about the risk entirely. As with anything, there…

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Franking Credits 101

Franking Credits 101 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

It’s obvious that investors select investments based on the rate of return they can earn on their funds.  For share investments, the rate of return has two components: 1 – Sell the share for gain.  Assume you purchase 100 shares $20 each. If you later sold the shares for $40 each you have made a…

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The Importance of Asset Allocation

The Importance of Asset Allocation 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

When financial markets experience volatility, many investors obviously worry; but what are the real effects of a “volatile market”? If you are a long-term investor, with a time-frame of 5 years or more, you cannot afford to overlook the benefits of growth investments such as shares or property. As an astute investor you will be…

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Investors obsessed with Quarterly Performance would probably Fire Warren Buffett

Investors obsessed with Quarterly Performance would probably Fire Warren Buffett 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

Warren Buffett got into the investing game early.  He bought his first shares of Cities Service for $38 each, at 11 years of age.  Since then, the investing legend from Omaha, Nebraska has amassed a fortune near $75 billion and has become one of the richest men in the world. But if Warren Buffett wasn’t…

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Dollar Cost Averaging into the Stock Market

Dollar Cost Averaging into the Stock Market 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

Over the last 100 years global stock markets have experienced many major set-backs, including the Great Depression of the 1930s, several wars, the ‘crash of 1987’ then the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) twenty years later. But for every low, a recovery has followed – they just take time. What stops most people from investing in…

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10 Common Financial Mistakes before Retirement

10 Common Financial Mistakes before Retirement 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

Many of us would like to think that ‘older’ means ‘wiser’, but when it comes to money that isn’t always the case. The complexity of Australia’s superannuation and pension systems doesn’t help. The upshot is that there are a number of common mistakes that retiring and retired Australians make. What are those mistakes and how…

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Is it time for a Super Review?

Is it time for a Super Review? 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

Picture this… when you were 21 years old your well-meaning but financially inept uncle put $1,000 into an ordinary bank account for you with instructions to leave it there and “let the bank’s interest turn it into a fortune”. You followed his directions only to discover 30 years later the balance of your ‘fortune’ was…

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Millennials & Money – your unique needs

Millennials & Money – your unique needs 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

If you entered the world between 1980 and 1996 you’re part of the “millennial generation”. You’ve grown up in an age of unprecedented abundance and incredible technical innovation, and as a group, enjoy a greater wealth of opportunity – professionally, socially and recreationally – than any previous generation. Many goods and services have never been…

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The Unique needs of Small Business Owners

The Unique needs of Small Business Owners 820 312 Intrinsic Private Wealth

The main reason people go into business for themselves is quite simple – to have more control. For others, wealth creation is the main focus, although small business also brings with it the higher chance of failure and loss. Is the hard work and extra risk worth it? If you are a small business owner…

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