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Do you know why you are investing?
Personal Finance
Do you know why you are investing?
New research from our Behavioural Insights team suggests that many investors should clarify what drives their investment decisions.
Shani Jayamanne | 05 December 2024
The salary you need to earn to have it all
Personal Finance
The salary you need to earn to have it all
Turns out that we all want very similar things from life. We look at the salary needed to achieve the most common financial goals.
Shani Jayamanne | 21 November 2024
Is the "watch and wait" investing strategy for you?
Personal Finance
Is the "watch and wait" investing strategy for you?
I walk a potential watchlist candidate through some of my investing criteria.
Joseph Taylor | 18 November 2024
5 steps to achieve the life you want through investing
Personal Finance
5 steps to achieve the life you want through investing
Lessons learned from life and not an investing textbook. 
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 10 November 2024
Does money buy happiness?
Personal Finance
Does money buy happiness?
Yes - and it's crucial to properly defining your goals.
Shani Jayamanne | 23 October 2024
Do you qualify as 'rich'?
Personal Finance
Do you qualify as 'rich'?
The ambiguous and wide ranging definitions of what it is to be rich shows the importance of setting goals.
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 16 October 2024
4 lessons on developing a financial philosophy
Personal Finance
4 lessons on developing a financial philosophy
Investing is a means to an end and it takes experience and introspection to develop a financial philosophy that matches the life you want—this...
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 08 October 2024
3 steps to uncovering your true financial goals
Stocks
3 steps to uncovering your true financial goals
A process to help you identify what really drives you.
Samantha Lamas | 26 September 2024
How an investment professional invests her super
Retirement
How an investment professional invests her super
What sort of investor are you: the Master Chef or the Queen of Takeout? Morningstar’s former Director of Manager Research Ratings shares...
Annika Bradley | 16 September 2024
Why I don't invest in bonds
Fixed Income
Why I don't invest in bonds
Conventional wisdom dictates that risk is synonymous with volatility. Is this something most investors should worry about and is there a better way...
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 12 September 2024