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In the investment literature a few notable examples stand out as classics that have continuously been republished under new editions.

Classics such as Benjamin Graham’s Security Analysis, or Burton Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Graham’s book establishes many of the principles of fundamental analysis …

Julia Gillard is not winning any popularity contests lately. This week #defame the prime minister ‘trended’ on Twitter for an extended period, and now, new research reveals that while the PM believes about half of all Australian householders will be financially better off after the carbon tax, the …

It’s pretty hard not to notice that the markets have been yo-yoing for some time now, and needless to say super fund members have had a rough ride.

It seems though that this burningpants‘ correspondent’s super fund thinks members have been hiding under a rock – either …

We live in peculiar times where the proliferation of information in its various guises appears to have set the world on a path of perpetual knee jerking and where nothing can remain constant.

This week marked the 50th anniversary of the forming of the Berlin Wall – and …

Most of you would have heard of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, the book by John Gray about relationships and the differences between men and women.

The theory is this: the two genders have diametrically different approaches in terms of communication, emotional needs and …

Everyone knows John Maynard Keynes as the founder of monetarisim, the school of economics which has the study of the flow money at its root, but in reality he was the founding thinker of what we now know as behavioural economics.

Keynes knew, long before Milton Friedman and …

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Financial Planning Shadow Shopping

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A study of consumer sentiment towards financial advisers and financial planning groups.

Women In Super

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Australian Cash Report Q2 2011

A detailed analysis of the Australian retail deposit industry conducted quarterly. Q2 2011 focused on 'At-call account selection drivers'.

Australian Mortgage Report Q2 2011

A detailed analysis of the Australian mortgage industry conducted quarterly. Q2 2011 focused on Lender Strategy / marketing impacts.