Money Australia - August 2019

A partments are no longer the poor relation of houses. These days, one in 10 of us chooses apartment living, rising to one in fi ...

additionalrepairsandmaintenance,which ownershavetostumpupfor.” A stratareportwillcostaround$300but it’smoneywellspent.A pestandb ...

T here are a myriad investment vehicles out there hoping to attract your hard-earned dollars with the promise of future wealth, ...

sistent performance of property values. I’ve since spent a fair bit of time studying shares versus property. Did you know the Au ...

PROPERTY INVESTING youshouldunderstandto elevateyourchancesof buildinga crackingpropertyportfolio: 1 Timingis everything Therear ...

makinginformedchoicesaboutwheremydollars areused.I thinkbudgetshelphouseholdsprioritise money,andtheflow-onis yougainanalmostaut ...

PROPERTY A-REITs THE EXPERTS Collect a steady income Stuart Cartledge Managing director, Phoenix Portfolios Winston Sammut Head ...

Q WhatisanA-REIT? OwninganA-REIT (Australianrealestateinvest- menttrust),alsoknownasa listedpropertytrust,is likeown- inga share ...

PROPERTY A-REITs properties held by listed A-REITs are West- field Sydney, owned by Scentre Group, and Governor Phillip and Gove ...

Pam WalkleyREAL ESTAT PamWalkley,foundingeditorofMoneyand formerpropertyeditorwithTheAustralian FinancialReview, hashands-onexpe ...

Devil is in the detail P eopleroutinelychecktheir superfund’sfeesandper- formancebutrarelydothey checktheirinsurance.While allme ...

OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES Logistic co-ordinator Saira Allen,32, is expecting her second babythismonth. She’s hugely relieved that ...

P eople approaching retirement are urged to pack as much money into super as they possibly can. Once retired, the argument goes, ...

VitaPalestrantwaseditorofthe Money section of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She has worked on major newspapers overseas ...

INVESTING BUSINESS EXPANSION Growingyourcompanygloballyrequiresaninvestmentskillsetof a differentkind I n October 2014, the then ...

of business funding round before the product’s first drop. “We were getting a lot of praise and everyone loves a pat on the back ...

IS THAT LIKELY? Yes, politicians have been fiddling with the compulsory super rate since Paul Keating introduced the superannuat ...

extended warranties that offerlessthanthe manufacturer’s warranty. Another consideration is thateligible credit cards can entitl ...

Strength in numbers The influenceofactivistinvestorsis ontherise A ustralianinvestorshavea lot tothankvocalshareholder activists ...

to increase the number of women on listed company boards. COMMITTED TO CHANGE While proxy advisers engage with companies, indivi ...