Self managed super funds seem to be everybody’s favourite enemy, but they are actually doing retirement savings a service. The self-interested big guns need to lay off.

This week saw Tony Abbott maintain his ‘Get Smart-style’ cone of silence, though he did come out of his bunker to kick Christopher Pyne up the bum for alluding to a potential break of a promise on uni-stude..

The Queensland vision is looking bright after a few years of headwinds, which means it’s time to look outside the Big Four for bank exposure.

Pundits are predicting at least another two years for this bull market but that doesn't mean there won’t be hiccups along the way.

Just when we thought the Fed’s delay of tapering was taking us off to the races, a hurricane of headwinds looks to be brewing that could upset the expected profitable trip to the ‘track’. And two of headw..

Can you pay yourself a benefit out of your super fund with an asset of the fund instead of using a cheque, cash or electronic funds transfer?

Tony Abbott wants to become the “infrastructure” prime minister, which means its time to own companies like Leighton, Lend Lease, Downer EDI and Boral.

Investment fads and trends come and go, but there’ll always be a place for income-paying investments.

Friday the 13th came five hours early for me with my Thursday Switzer program on the Sky News Business channel attacked by a gremlin in the computer system, so my show didn’t happen!

A new government means the beginning of a new business confidence cycle with companies exposed to discretionary spending – travel and entertaining, marketing/advertising and telecommunications/IT – set to b..

We never stay down for too long. All consumers eventually head back to the shopping malls, which means the outlook appears bright for the market.

After a week that ends the longest stretch of pre-election dread in our history, and one that has been dragging on since January 30, the big day has dawned.