Smart Investing
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When investment writers talk about "realistic expectations" it is normally about alerting investors to the fact that high market returns should not be expected to continue.
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You have probably heard the messages many times: save enough for retirement, pay off your mortgage before you retire, take income-protection insurance and so forth - the must-do list for our money seems endless.
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Those who entered the workforce in the past decade or so need look no further than many of the baby boomers for telling illustrations of the need to save.
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Balance is something we often aspire to but fall short of achieving both in life and investing.
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Spare a thought for the fledgling savings of Generation Y, the members of population who have entered the workforce within the past 10 years or so.
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- Podcasts
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Robin Bowerman, Principal and Head of Retail at Vanguard Investments, shares investment and personal finance insights gained from two decades in the finance industry as writer, commentator and editor.
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Another market-timing warning – with a twist 04 Jun 10
Smart Investing has long discussed the dangers of market-timing – that is, trying to pick the best times to buy and sell shares.
The growing majority of cost-conscious investors 31 May 10
Australian investors are likely to place an increasingly high priority on keeping funds management costs to a minimum.
Insights into future of lower-cost investments 24 May 10
Personal finance journalist Annette Sampson provides a telling insight into retail investment opportunities in her latest column by saying: Retail investors can generally find an expensive way and a cheap way of investing.
ETFs: Still early days 18 May 10
There is no question that these are still early days for the growth of the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market in Australia.
Global popularity of ETFs 14 May 10
This is a time of key anniversaries for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
New ETF driver 30 Apr 10
The federal Government’s proposal to bar advisers from charging commissions to retail investors will inevitably lead to a change in the types of investment products recommended by some financial planners.
Beginning a share portfolio from scratch 23 Apr 10
No matter your age, you probably have clear memories of the first shares you ever bought – and about how those shares fared on the market.
Comeback vehicle 12 Apr 10
The latest Listed Managed Investments Monthly Update, published by the ASX, appears to confirm that numerous cashed-up investors are using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as their comeback vehicle to re-enter the sharemarket.
Comeback vehicle 12 Apr 10
The latest Listed Managed Investments Monthly Update, published by the ASX, appears to confirm that numerous cashed-up investors are using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as their comeback vehicle to re-enter the sharemarket.
Moonwalker 08 Apr 10
Ben Johnson, a senior stock analyst with Morningstar Research in the US, argues in a recent paper that a desire to beat the markets through active investment management shows the same “intrepid spirit” that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon.
