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Shani Jayamanne is a Director, Investment Specialist at Morningstar Australia.
Shani’s Future Focus column is published every Wednesday.
This time, Shani looked at how Australians can evaluate whether saving for a home is likely to be the best decision for them. Go here to read the latest edition.
In her Chart of the week, Shani tapped our latest Mind The Gap report to see how investor behaviour eats into the returns they achieve. See it here.
Shani also looked at how lifestyle creep can get in the way of achieving financial goals.
Joseph Taylor is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.
In Joseph’s final Ask the analyst article, he caught up with Roy Van Keulen to learn more about the growth and moat potential of SiteMinder’s new product, Channels Plus.
Joseph also highlighted three shares with Wide Moat ratings that our analysts think are attractive after recent market weakness. See the potential ‘buy the dip’ candidates here.
Simonelle Mody is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.
Sim’s Young & Invested column is published every Thursday.
This week, Sim looked at the marketing buzz that often accompanies niche ETF offerings and asked if investors might be better off ignoring it in most cases. Read it here.
Sim also weighed up the pros and cons of hiring a financial advisor and highlighted some potential opportunities in earnings season losers.
Mark LaMonica, CFA is Director of Personal Finance, Morningstar Australia.
Mark’s column Unconventional wisdom is published every Monday.
This time, Mark turned his attention to the possibility of Canberra having more of a say on how Australia’s huge pool of super assets should be invested.
Does the prospect of government intervention pose a threat to super as we know it? See what Mark thinks in the latest edition of Unconventional wisdom.
Mark also looked at how much investors need for retirement, and at two classic trade-offs that need to be considered in retirement planning.
More highlights from Morningstar this week
James Gruber asked if LICs are licked.
Adrian Atkins highlighted a moated ASX company with solid long-term growth prospects.
Roy Van Keulen explained why a recent acquisition could be seen as a sign of weakness for this ASX company.
Brian Han looked at what might be next for Nine after its big payday from the sale of Domain.
Nathan Zaia weighed up the impact of ANZ’s fine.
This week on Investing Compass
Mark and Shani look into a potential alternative to SMSFs when it comes to having more control over your super investments.
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