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It's true that Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) are intended for "the more sophisticated investor".



But try telling anyone that they're not sophisticated enough. Salesmen call it "leading the pig", or as a monorail salesman might say "maybe it's more of a Shelbyville idea".



In any event a lot of people are getting into SMSFs who maybe aren't as sharp as is intended. But their financial planner has to do something to justify his existence and hey, everyone else is doing… Continue

The Minster for Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, was on Lateline last night and his staff have just posted the transcript. The issue of the night was payday lenders and the huge fees they pad their products out with.



Here's the example Tony Jones used:

Here's one from Needy Money, a company that provides a $2,000 loan over…

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The Motley Fool has an interesting story on the global boom in coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology which converts the coal Australia is so well endowed with into hydrogen, diesel, and a stunningly huge amount of greenhouse gases.



If you're looking for detail the Wikipedia has more on the Fischer-Tropsch process involved which was… Continue