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Future Focus: Why I use managed funds
Funds
Future Focus: Why I use managed funds
Investing is about figuring out what works for you. Managed funds solve the right problems for me.
Shani Jayamanne | 26 February 2025
Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy
Personal Finance
Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy
An exploration of strategic and tactical allocation, and an alternative way to use Core/Satellite.
Shani Jayamanne | 26 February 2025
How do low cost SMSFs compare?
Personal Finance
How do low cost SMSFs compare?
Costs matter a lot to your return outcomes. How do SMSFs compare, and at what balance do they make sense?
Shani Jayamanne | 23 January 2025
5 things professional investors do that you shouldn’t
Personal Finance
5 things professional investors do that you shouldn’t
Ignoring the compelling sounding strategies of professional investors can be hard. It just might be the secret to getting what you want out of your...
Mark Lamonica | 07 January 2025
Are changes in investor preferences hurting returns?
Personal Finance
Are changes in investor preferences hurting returns?
Innovation in the financial services industry is providing us with more choice...but at what cost?
Mark Lamonica | 12 November 2024
How much does it really cost to run an SMSF?
Retirement
How much does it really cost to run an SMSF?
Use our free calculator to compare the cost against an industry or retail super fund
Shani Jayamanne | 03 November 2024
5 golden rules for buying Australian ETFs
ETFs
5 golden rules for buying Australian ETFs
There are many reasons to love passive exchange-traded funds, though there are a handful of potential problems for unwary investor.
Emma Rapaport | 10 October 2024
Can AI predict future stock returns?
Markets
Can AI predict future stock returns?
Artificial intelligence can outperform human analysts. But together, they prove hard to beat.
Larry Swedroe | 30 September 2024
Aussie stocks to hold forever
Personal Finance
Aussie stocks to hold forever
This week's Investing Compass episode interviews James Gruber on his list of Aussie stocks to hold forever.
Mark Lamonica | 08 September 2024
My own reasons for early SMSF establishment
Retirement
My own reasons for early SMSF establishment
In response to a previous article on delaying establishing an SMSF, Meg explains why she started early, long before she began in the SMSF industry....
Meg Heffron | 08 August 2024