franking credits

There are two key benefits associated with borrowing to invest in Australian equities that can potentially help investors' portfolios.

Compounding remains magical - just much less so for income-centric returns after taxes are paid. Not everyone lives in the Bahamas!

Dividends and franking credits are a critical component of many Australian investors’ income strategies, but are often misunderstood.

Income investors are now spoilt for choice. Should they dump their Aussie equities and allocate more to cash?

Sustainable income - healthy returns and downside protection - is the holy grail of income investing. Can an equity strategy deliver this?

Being mindful of tax implications can make a difference to the way you set up your income portfolio. WILSONS' Paul Aliprandi explains how.

In this episode of Euroz Hartleys Finding the Front our guest is none other than 40 plus year funds management industry icon, Mr Geoff Wilson AO, the Chairman and...

The proposed changes to the franking credit system continue to be a divisive topic. Here's why two experts don't think you should worry.

Late last year, we wrote about the opportunity some companies had to deploy their capital into investments they know best: their own shares. At the time, some...

Rising inflation, higher interest rates and slowing economic growth all pose separate threats to the attractive dividends currently being paid by Australian...

It’s dividend season and investors might be happily patting themselves on the back for their past decisions – or considering where to put their money so next year’s...

While there is a range of different options for income-seeking investors, we believe the long-term benefits of dividend income investing can provide a superior...

More than half of the companies on the S&P/ASX 200 either fully pay or partially pay franked dividends. What are franked dividends and why do investors want to invest...

Welcome to another edition of Charts and Caffeine - our daily markets wrap featuring the best charts and reads from across Livewire's team of expert editors. Let's...

In less than 30 days we’ll cast our votes at the next Federal Election, to decide whether Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party, or the incumbent Prime...

The Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) and Woolworths (ASX: WOW) have now completed their off-market buybacks. CBA’s $6 billion transaction, completed October 4, enabled it...

Many Australian companies offer the allure of healthy dividend payments, ie, income, plus potential share-price growth. But that's not all. Australia's franking...

As we predicted, Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) has today announced an off-market buy-back, with the size – at $6 billion - slightly exceeding our expectation of $5...

Investors who ignore Afterpay (ASX: APT) and other listed financial technology firms bent on disrupting banks risk missing out on impressive returns. So said Munro...

Australian banks remain a staple of local investors, particularly those with a focus on income, and there are many good reasons for this. For one thing, there’s our...