Rob Henshaw"When I open my computer each day the first link I click on is Cuffelinks - a really great read."
Jonathan Hoyle, CEO, Stanford Brown:"A fabulous publication. The only must-read weekly publication for the Australian wealth management industry."
Steve:"The best that comes into our world each week. This is the only one that is never, ever canned before fully being reviewed by yours truly."
Australian Investors Association:"Australia's foremost independent financial newsletter for professionals and self-directed investors."
Reader Survey Response:"In a sea of finance media, Cuffelinks stands a cut above the rest for its plain-English drafting and topical insights. Keep up the great work."
Reader Survey Response:"It is just right for me. I can quickly sort the items that I am interested in, then research them more fully. It is also a regular reminder that I need to get off my backside and do this."
Reader Survey Response:"Cuffelinks is excellent so please don't pollute the content with boring mainstream financial 'waffle' and adverts for stuff we don't want!"
Reader Survey Response:"I recommend Cuffelinks as the BEST in the game because of diversity and not aligned to financial products. Stands above all the noise."
Reader Survey Response:"Carry on as you are - well done. The average investor/SMSF trustee needs all the help they can get."
Reader Survey Response:"Congratulations on a great focussed news source. Australia suffers from a dearth of good quality "unbiased" financial and wealth management news sources."
Reader Survey Response:"I subscribe to two newsletters. Cuffelinks, this is my first read of the week. Thank you. Excellent and please keep up the good work!"
Reader Survey Response:"Love it, just keep doing what you are doing. It is the right length too, any longer and it might become a bit overwhelming."
Reader Survey Response:"Great resource. Cuffelinks is STILL the one and only weekly newsletter I regularly read."
Reader Survey Response:"An island of professionalism in an ocean of shallow self-interest. Well done!"
Vishal Teckchandani, Content Editor, nabtrade:"Exceptional investment literature of the highest possible quality."
David Goldschmidt, Chartered Accountant:"I find this a really excellent newsletter. The best I get. Keep up the good work!"
Don Stammer, leading Australian economist:
"Congratulations to all associated with Cuffelinks. It deserves the good following it has."
John Egan, Egan Associates:
"My heartiest congratulations on an outstanding newsletter. Your panel of contributors is very impressive and continue to keep your readers fully informed."
Reader survey response:" Finding a truly independent and interesting read has been magical for me. Please keep it up and don't change!"
Reader Survey response:"Cuffelinks is one of very few places an investor can go and not have product rammed down their throat. Love your work!"
Eleanor Dartnall, AFA Adviser of the Year, 2014:
"Our clients love your newsletter. Your articles are avidly read by advisers and they learn a great deal in so doing."
Reader Survey response:"Keep it up - the independence is refreshing and is demonstrated by the variety of well credentialed commentators. Allow the articles to be as long as needed to cover the topic."
Reader Survey response:"The best innovation I have seen whilst an investor for 25 years, particularly in superannuation. The writers are brilliant. A great publication which I look forward to every week."
Ian Kelly, CFP, BTACS Financial Services:"Probably the best source of commentary and information I have seen over the past 20 years – the last 15 as an adviser."
Ian Silk, Chief Executive, AustralianSuper:"Cuffelinks has become part of my required reading: quality thinking, and the writing is sharp and (mercifully) to the point."
John Pearce, Chief Investment Officer, Unisuper:"Out of the (many many) investment-related emails I get, Cuffelinks is one that I always open."
Noel Whittaker, author and Australia’s foremost financial adviser:"Cuffelinks is a fabulous weekly newsletter that is packed full of independent financial advice."
Andrew Buchan, Partner, HLB Mann Judd:"I have told you a thousand times the best newsletter is Cuffelinks."
Qualifying as a ‘wholesale’ investor opens many investment opportunities not available to most retail investors, but the interpretation of the rules is inconsistent across the industry.
The current crop of LNG projects represents a combined $188 billion in investment, but Japanese buyers are looking at other sources. What they find may have a significant impact on returns for Australian investors.
A reader wants to know how to access company floats before their listing on the ASX. Roger Montgomery explains it’s probably a closed shop, but you can often wait until the market becomes bored and buy better.
With the ‘tapering’ finally announced last night, it’s as important as ever to understand what’s happening. So when Rick Cosier asked some of the questions many would like answered, Warren Bird obliged.
We read about Quantitative Easing and tapering every day, but what are they and do they work? Should we worry about them? One thing is for sure – both subjects will be with us for many years to come.
Retirement often receives bad press, but whether or not you enjoy this life phase usually depends on the choices created. It’s a nuanced and diverse experience and many welcome the sudden freedom.
It’s too simple to assume that more choice is better for consumers and investors. It can lead to indecision and inaction, and yet some platforms persist in adding dozens of funds each year to an already vast range.
It’s one thing to know the super and SMSF legislation and devise an appropriate strategy, but it’s quite another if it can’t be implemented in practice. Especially when bank lending policies are involved.
Australian equity income funds have become extremely popular as investors look for yield and income, but are they arbitrage funds by another name? Rudi Minbatiwala of the Colonial First State Equity Income Fund responds.
The search for yield has driven retail investors into billions of dollars of hybrids that could not be sold to wholesale investors at these levels. Is the full picture being told to the retail market?
The top priority for all superannuation funds is improving member engagement, but most need to improve their techniques. It’s one way to reduce the leakage of members, especially to SMSFs.
This week, we answer four of your Caveat Emptor questions on our website. Send us your criticism or concerns about a financial product, and we’ll ask an expert to respond. Write to us at [email protected]
The funds management industry is undergoing consolidation and evolving rapidly, under pressure to provide better service and high returns while cutting costs. Chris Cuffe discusses the present and the future.