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How to Identify Growth Stocks

Learn proven methods to identify high-quality growth stocks on the ASX. This guide covers earnings growth, revenue trends, competitive advantage, valuation metrics, and practical screening techniques for Australian investors

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How to Buy Physical Gold & Silver

Every investor eventually asks the same question: how do you actually buy physical gold in Australia without overpaying? This guide covers coins vs bars, where to buy from reputable dealers like the Perth Mint and ABC Bullion, what premiums to expect, home delivery vs vault storage, CGT treatment, and the five mistakes first-timers make.

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Australia’s Lazy Investment Strategy Is Finally Dead

The 50% CGT discount is gone. For 27 years, Australian investors built portfolios around a tax concession, not a strategy. Now that the crutch has been removed, every holding — property, banks, ETFs — has to earn its keep on merit. Here’s what broke, why it matters, and how we’re repositioning with structured alternatives that actually work under the new rules.

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Structured Investments explained

Readers asked for a plain-English explainer on structured investments. This is it — not a sales pitch. How Fixed Coupon Notes actually work step by step, what Enhanced Growth notes do differently to leveraged ETFs, where the risks sit, how franking credits compare across investor types, and who should not use these products. The honest version, including the parts nobody wants to talk about.

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How to Build a Diversified ETF Portfolio

You don’t need 30 ETFs or a finance degree to build a diversified portfolio. A core-satellite approach using three to five low-cost funds gives you global exposure, income, and growth. We walk through the building blocks, allocation by risk profile, and the mechanical side of rebalancing.

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