Don’t Ignore The Franking, Ignore The Hyperbole!
Income investors can’t ignore the tax-effective benefits of franking credits but, by extension of that, can ignore much of the scaremongering surrounding their future.
Read MoreIncome investors can’t ignore the tax-effective benefits of franking credits but, by extension of that, can ignore much of the scaremongering surrounding their future.
Read MorePlato’s Dr Don Hamson has a look at the biggest takeaways from last week’s budget and the continued resurgence of dividend payouts among the major stocks.
Read MorePlato Investment Management forecasts the ASX200 index will return a 4.8% gross yield in 2021, up from the 4.1% their modelling was forecasting at the end of last year.
Read MorePlato Investment Management’s Managing Director, Dr. Don Hamson says investors must look beyond the headlines when considering their income strategy over the next 12 months.
Read MoreInvestors, particularly Australia’s 3.8 million retirees and self-managed super-funds, should review their income-generating investment strategy in light of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) third rate cut decision.
Read MoreThe Board of Plato Income Maximiser Limited (ASX: PL8) has announced an increase in the special dividend to 3 cents per share, taking the annual dividend yield to 11.9% (including franking).
Read MoreDespite global share markets falling heavily in the last quarter, 2018 was a strong year for dividends across developed markets, with $A1.8 trillion paid out to shareholders, a $200+ billion, or 12.6%, increase from the year before according to research by Plato Investment Management.
Read MoreDr Don Hamson discusses which individuals, investing in their own names, may be impacted by the ALP proposal to no longer refund franking credits.
Read MoreA survey of investors has found the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) proposed changes to Australia’s dividend imputation system would result in nearly half (44%) of respondents expecting to be more reliant on the aged pension.
Read MoreInvestors, especially retirees, seeking income from their investments have today been cautioned to be aware of ‘fake income’.
Read MoreWhen I was first asked to comment about the ALP’s proposed scrapping of franking credit refunds my response was I was “flabbergasted”.
Read MoreAussie retirees have a love affair with shares, but not all share portfolios are created equal when it comes to providing sustainable income.
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