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Direct vs. Portfolio Investment: We Weigh Up The Pros & Cons

You have two main options for exposing your capital to the stock market: Direct and portfolio investment. Which suits investors best depends on a variety of factors. Let’s take a look at the case...

CommSec Review 2022: Is CommSec’s Trading Platform Still Worth It?

CommSec is one of the most popular trading platforms in Australia. I’ve been a customer for nearly a decade. In this in-depth CommSec review, I share my experiences and give my honest opinion on th...

Adding Your NAB Trade Portfolio to Navexa

It’s now easier than ever to export your historical trades from your NAB Trade account — and automatically add future buy and sell trades — to your Navexa portfolio tracker account.Navexa’s portfol...

Integrating Your CommSec Trading Account With Navexa

We’ve created an easy way for you to use data from your CommSec broker account in your Navexa portfolio tracking account. Read on to see how to add historical trades and automatically update new tr...

Dividend Reinvestment Plans: Some of the Key Pros & Cons

Dividends don’t always arrive in the form of cash. Some stocks allow investors to automatically reinvest their dividend payments into additional shares. Here, we take a look at some of the positive...

Ex-Dividend Dates Explained: What, When & Why

What does it mean when a stock goes ‘ex-dividend’? As you’ll see in this brief guide, the ex-dividend date is an important part of the income investing — and, potentially the value investing — proc...

Explained: Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on Stocks in Australia

If you invest in stocks, understanding the tax implications is crucial for optimizing your returns. One of the most significant taxes you’ll encounter is the Capital Gains Tax (CGT). This tax is ap...

Navexa 3.0: A New Breed Of Portfolio Tracker

In October 2023, we unveiled a major new update to the Navexa Portfolio Tracker. Here’s an explainer on the key changes. Navexa started life as a basic portfolio tracking tool. Today, it’s develop...

How to Calculate Dividend Yield

Dividend yield is what drives income investors to buy shares. It’s what companies pay their shareholders as both reward and incentive. We explain dividend yield and how to easily calculate it...

Sixteen Of The Best Investing & Personal Finance Blogs & Podcasts

In this post, we profile 16 of the best investing, personal finance blogs and podcasts (and YouTube channels) you’ll find on the web in 2022. Whether you’re new to personal finance and investing...

11 Key Stock Market Sectors For Investors

Different market sectors offer unique opportunities and risk for investors, as well as ways to diversify a portfolio. These are the 11 key market sectors, and the pros and cons of each...

Tax Implications For Australians Investing in Foreign Stocks

Foreign investment taxes can be complex. Generally, investors will pay capital gains tax or income tax, depending on the conditions. Here’s how to deal with Australian taxation on foreign investmen...

Yahoo Finance vs Navexa: Portfolio Trackers Comparison

Pen and paper. Then a spreadsheet. Now digital apps. You no longer need to do napkin maths to figure out how your investments are doing thanks to automated portfolio trackers like Yahoo Finance...

Fidelity Review 2022: Pros, Cons and How to Trade

Fidelity is one of the largest trading platforms in the world. This Fidelity review looks at the company’s history, the types of investments it supports, different account types, trading fees, pros...

Our TD Ameritrade Review: How To Get Started, Pros & Cons, And More

Our TD Ameritrade review covers key pros and cons of trading with one of North America’s most powerful platforms, how to open an account, transaction fees, how to use the variety of research and ed...

Blockfolio vs. Delta vs. Coinbase: 3 Things You Should Know Before Signing Up

Buying, trading and tracking cryptocurrencies? Chances are you’ll come across Blockfolio, Delta and Coinbase. Here, we explain how to use each — comparing Blockfolio vs Delta, Blockfolio vs Coinbas...

How To Easily Upload Your CoinSpot File Into Navexa

CoinSpot is a major Australian cryptocurrency exchange used by thousands across the country to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ether and alt-coins. Navexa supports file uploading for CoinSpot users, allowing...

SelfWealth Review: What You Should Know Before Switching To SelfWealth

In this SelfWealth Review, we take a look at one of the leading platforms in a new breed of Australian trading apps making the stock market more accessible to investors than ever before.SelfWealth...

Navexa 3.0: A New Breed Of Portfolio Tracker

In October 2023, we unveiled a major new update to the Navexa Portfolio Tracker. Here’s an explainer on the key changes. Navexa started life as a basic portfolio tracking tool. Today, it’s develop...

Yahoo Finance vs Navexa: Portfolio Trackers Comparison

Pen and paper. Then a spreadsheet. Now digital apps. You no longer need to do napkin maths to figure out how your investments are doing thanks to automated portfolio trackers like Yahoo Finance...

How to Calculate Dividend Yield

Dividend yield is what drives income investors to buy shares. It’s what companies pay their shareholders as both reward and incentive. We explain dividend yield and how to easily calculate it...

Sixteen Of The Best Investing & Personal Finance Blogs & Podcasts

In this post, we profile 16 of the best investing, personal finance blogs and podcasts (and YouTube channels) you’ll find on the web in 2022. Whether you’re new to personal finance and investing...

11 Key Stock Market Sectors For Investors

Different market sectors offer unique opportunities and risk for investors, as well as ways to diversify a portfolio. These are the 11 key market sectors, and the pros and cons of each...

Tax Implications For Australians Investing in Foreign Stocks

Foreign investment taxes can be complex. Generally, investors will pay capital gains tax or income tax, depending on the conditions. Here’s how to deal with Australian taxation on foreign investmen...

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