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Home owners are rushing to refinance as ultra-cheap fixed-rate mortgages taken out during the pandemic roll off.

Miners, from iron ore to gold and lithium, lifted the benchmark index on the Australian stock exchange, while Magellan suffered another shocking day.

Over the next 18 months, dividend income is likely to make up a much greater part of the total returns of investors, with far less coming from share price appreciation.

Over the next 18 months, dividend income is likely to make up a much greater part of the total returns of investors, with far less coming from share price appreciation.

Over the next 18 months, dividend income is likely to make up a much greater part of the total returns of investors, with far less coming from share price appreciation.

If share price moves that followed a handful of recent earnings downgrades are any indication, that adjustment could prove painful.

Investors have come to rely on dividend income from banks and miners. But extreme volatility and rising interest rates mean it’s time to revisit cash and bonds.

Experts recommend a carefully targeted portfolio including commodities and firms with pricing power to help avoid negative returns and loss of purchasing power.

The power of dividends is under-appreciated by those mostly younger investors who have piled into tech stocks that are unprofitable, focussing on share price gains alone.

The power of dividends is under-appreciated by those mostly younger investors who have piled into tech stocks that are unprofitable, focussing on share price gains alone.