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Shani Jayamanne is a Senior Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.

In the next edition of her new Future Focus column, which will be published every Wednesday, Shani took a closer look at questions investors should ask if they are choosing between exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Speaking of ETFs, Shani and Mark's latest episode of the Investing Compass podcast imagined the perfect ETF and explained why it almost certainly doesn't exist.

A recent study suggested that your mid-thirties are the best time to get serious about super. Shani disagrees. See why in this article.

Shani also gathered key dates that investors should be aware of in her 2025 calendar for investors, while her chart of the week looked at the recent reversal in house prices.

Joseph Taylor is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.

A chance meeting on the golf course reminded Joseph of the power of investing early in your life. And when it comes to investing early, it's hard to beat having your parents do it for you as a child. Joseph looked at how investing $46 a week can almost set a child up for life.

Joseph's new Bookworm column aims to give new life to interesting ideas from investing books and letters for an Aussie audience. In the first edition, Joseph revealed how the methods of a legendary fund manager exposed a potential mistake in his portfolio.

Deterra Royalties owns one of the highest quality mining assets in the world, and it isn't a mine – it's a piece of paper. In the latest Ask the analyst, Joseph put some of his own questions about this cash gushing company to our mining analyst Jon Mills. Read it here.

If you have a question about any of the stocks or industries in our Australian coverage, please email it to [email protected]. Select questions will be put to the analyst covering the stock and may be published in a future Ask the analyst article.

Simonelle Mody is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.

Simonelle returned from her holiday in India and kicked off 2025 with an article on how investors can avoid the superannuation death tax. She looked at various strategies that may reduce the tax burden on those inheriting the wealth.

Mark LaMonica, CFA is Director of Personal Finance, Morningstar Australia.

While we are often drawn to complexity, seeking the simplest route to your goals is often best. In the latest edition of his new column Unconventional Wisdom, Mark looked at what a tropical bird's mating ritual can teach us about investing. Read more here.

Home ownership is something of an obsession for many Australians. But do the numbers really stack up versus renting? Mark crunched the numbers here.

There are few people that would aim to have less money as opposed to more money. Beyond a certain point, though, is our relentless pursuit of more really in our best interests? Mark shared why he wants money to enable his life rather than dicate it.

Many investors find it hard to resist the urge to shuffle their portfolio around constantly in the hope of optimising their results. A common way this plays out are attempts time the stock market. Mark explored whether this works here.

This week on Investing Compass

In this episode, Mark and Shani ponder what the perfect ETF might look like.

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