Smart Investing
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What do you expect to leave your children in your estate?
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As federal politicians debate over paid parental leave, the plight of women's superannuation savings has been highlighted once again this week with the release of a report, Superannuation Savings Gap for Women, authored by superannuation consultants and actuaries Rice Warner.
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Are you in danger of exceeding at least one of the annual caps on super contributions?
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When it comes to financial advice it is not all about money. There is the issue of accessibility – why more Australians don’t seek the services of a qualified financial adviser.
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Successive ABS Retirement and Retirement Intentions reports show that more than a third of retirees who take superannuation lump sums use at least some of the money to pay off homes, upgrade homes or undertake home renovations.
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- Podcasts
- Market Calendar
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Housing commencements 17 Mar 10
Given Australia’s shortage of housing, today’s release of preliminary national figures for housing commencements over the December quarter will be closely studied.
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Breaking news: latest economic outlook 19 Mar 10
The Melbourne Institute Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends is released at 11am today. This report provides a forecast for our economy over the next four quarters while giving a succinct and timely update of its present state. It covers such areas as GDP growth, consumption, unemployment, the inflationary outlook, 90-day bill rate, and exchange rate.
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Deadline for monthly BAS 21 Mar 10
This is the final date for businesses to lodge their monthly business activity statements (BAS) for February and to pay any necessary tax. (Dates can differ if using a tax agent.)
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Drive-a-way deals 22 Mar 10
New car sales figures for February are released today.
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US new home sales 24 Mar 10
This is a key measure for the US and world economies. Figures for February are released today.
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Investment videos
Vanguard’s Index Chart - Looking forward, looking back
Joe Brennan, Vanguard's Chief Investment Officer, takes us through the journey of the major asset classes over the last four decades as they face a range of political, economic and financial events, some positive and some negative.
The Domestic Property Market
Angus Mcleod, Portfolio Manager, Equities at Vanguard Investments reviews the domestic property market, looking at the current state and the outlook for the next quarter.
Responses to the market downturn
Jeremy Duffield, Managing Director of Vanguard Investments Asia Pacific, talks about the market conditions and Vanguard's response.
Global investment road: Leadership in the tough times
The Chairman of The Vanguard Group talks the current state of financial markets.
Smart investing in times of uncertainty
Financial market commentator, James Dunn talks to Robin Bowerman, Vanguard's Principal & Head of Retail, about investment strategies for volatile markets.
The secret of indexing
Interview with Dr Burton Malkiel, Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics Princeton University
Interpreting investor behaviour
Steve Utkus, Director of Vanguard's Centre for Retirement Research explains how behavioural finance can be used to interpret investor behaviour.
Taking the emotion out of investing
Steve Utkus, Director of Vanguard's Centre for Retirement Research discusses the concept of behavioural finance.
