Cryptocurrencies: a brave new world or a gamble?

If you’re someone who follows the news closely, you’ve probably come across coverage about cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, the first and best-known cryptocurrency. There’re been quite a few stories of people claiming to have become wealthy from cryptocurrency investing. There’s a family in the Netherlands that sold everything to bet all they have on Bitcoin!1 What’s … Read more

Low interest rates require a strategic rethink

By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer, Vanguard Australia Australian interest rates aren’t likely to be rising in the near future. That was the continued message from the Reserve Bank of Australia this month when it announced it was keeping the official cash rate at a record low 0.1 per cent for the tenth month … Read more