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personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: 3 things you won't find in my portfolio
What we choose not to buy may be the most important financial decision we make. 
Unconventional wisdom: 3 things you won't find in my portfolio
Unconventional wisdom: 3 things you won't find in my portfolio
personal-finance
How to set your children up for investing success

How to set your children up for investing success

Instilling financial literacy in your children at a young age can provide an undervalued head start in life.  
personal-finance
This week’s best investing insights

This week’s best investing insights

Stay up to date with our best investment opportunities and insights on investing.
personal-finance
Ask the analyst: What to make of cash gushing Deterra?

Ask the analyst: What to make of cash gushing Deterra?

Deterra owns a unique and world-class asset but is only suitable for investors who know what they are signing up for.
retirement
Avoiding the superannuation death tax

Avoiding the superannuation death tax

How to optimise tax savings on superannuation inheritance. 
personal-finance
Mark to market: What if you don't have a goal?

Mark to market: What if you don't have a goal?

Mark answers a reader question about goal setting. 
etfs
Future Focus: Read this before you pick an ETF

Future Focus: Read this before you pick an ETF

I run through the considerations for picking an ETF for your portfolio. 

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11 ASX dividend stocks for the next decade

11 ASX dividend stocks for the next decade

What are the best stocks to own that can pay regular dividends and beat indices on a total return basis in the long-term? Here is our list of 11 ASX-listed companies that could help investors achieve these goals.
stocks
16 ASX stocks to buy and hold forever

16 ASX stocks to buy and hold forever

In his recent shareholder letter, Warren Buffett mentions several stocks he expects Berkshire Hathaway will own indefinitely, including Occidental Petroleum. We look at ASX stocks that investors could buy and hold forever.
etfs
Morningstar’s verdict on the 3 most popular ETFs

Morningstar’s verdict on the 3 most popular ETFs

Our analysts’ takes on Australia’s largest ETFs. 
retirement
4 steps to calculate how much you need to retire

4 steps to calculate how much you need to retire

This step-by-step process can help you estimate the size of the portfolio needed to support your dream retirement.
retirement
The 4% rule explained

The 4% rule explained

The safe withdrawal rate is one of the most important components in retirement planning but many people don’t understand the basis of the rule. 
retirement
The three elements of a successful transition to retirement

The three elements of a successful transition to retirement

Transitioning to retirement can be a perilous time for investors. A plan helps and here is mine. 
personal-finance
Introducing our investing course: Foundations of financial independence

Introducing our investing course: Foundations of financial independence

An outline of the free course curriculum. 
personal-finance
Foundations of financial independence Module 1: How to invest successfully

Foundations of financial independence Module 1: How to invest successfully

Mark LaMonica, CFA runs through how to set up the frameworks for investing successfully, and how to think about risk. 
personal-finance
Foundations of financial independence Module 2: Ensuring you have set the right foundations prior to investing

Foundations of financial independence Module 2: Ensuring you have set the right foundations prior to investing

Shani Jayamanne outlines the foundations that you need to invest successfully for the long-term.