If you’re an Oasis fan you’ll know who Liam Gallagher is. If not, at one stage Liam and his brother Noel fronted one of the biggest bands on the planet – Oasis. Due to creative differences (regular punch ups), Oasis broke up in 2009 with the brothers going their separate ways. While the pair have still been making music, things haven’t been as lucrative for various reasons. This was recently highlighted in a video clip posted online by the BBC to promote a documentary. While making tea, Mr Gallagher mockingly explained (between swear words) that he used to employ four…

From international tennis stars one week to the average mum and dad the next. The ABC’s 7:30 recently featured a story on victims of poor financial advice (investors duped by a noted investment spruiker) who are calling for reforms to protect anyone else from suffering what they’ve endured over the past decade. Despite these investors being found to be eligible for compensation by the Financial Ombudsman Service, most of them haven’t seen a cent because those found to be at fault are either unwilling or unable to pay. Those affected are calling for a fund set up to ensure losses…

Read any good stock tips on the internet lately? If you listen to our advice, hopefully not! We’ve long pointed out the dangers of buying individual companies because of a lack of diversification and heightened risk, among other reasons. Now there’s another confirmed danger for anyone getting stock tips from internet sites and online newsletters – the tip writer may be a paid spruiker. Last month the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against 27 individuals and entities that were engaging in paid stock promotion without disclosing that fact. Essentially a listed company would hire a stock promoter…