Brand new properties deliver different benefits to existing properties, from depreciation power to capital growth potential. When it comes to deciding which one makes the best investment, there’s no blanket answer — but there are factors that could sway your decision. Rather than attempting to categorise one...
Leveraging the power of compounding over time is at the heart of investing. “I wish I’d started investing earlier”, and “Start as soon as you can. It’s never too late”. They’re common responses to the question we’ve asked numerous Vanguard customers: “What advice would you give to your...
While effective investing is crucial for wealth creation, there is a lot to know and many pitfalls to avoid, as many of the world’s most successful investors have learned over their respective investment journeys. Those who have achieved success have often spent a considerable amount of...
Bonds can play an important role in investment portfolios, but what exactly are they, what are their benefits, and how do you invest in them? What are bonds? Bonds are a type of investment security that enable investors to lend their money to a bond issuer for...
The stocks investors needed to avoid underperforming the Australian share market. There are more than 2,200 companies and securities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with a combined market value of more than $2.9 trillion. Just 10 of those companies account for more than 40% of...
Diversified ETFs are an efficient way to gain exposure to a multi-asset portfolio. With hundreds of exchange traded funds (ETFs) now listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, selecting just one to invest in might feel daunting. While most broad-based ETFs deliver diversification within an asset class by...
Some big companies have left the ASX recently. How do ETFs adapt to index changes? Share markets are ever changing. Companies come, and companies go. But what happens to share market indexes, and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that use them as performance benchmarks, when a company...
More than 85% of investor inflows into ETFs are going into index-tracking funds. Index-tracking exchange traded funds (ETFs) are continuing to capture the vast bulk of investor inflows on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), despite a surge in active fund listings. Investors added a further $6.7 billion...
Even investing small amounts on a regular basis will compound returns over time. Among many other things, the theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein had a strong grasp of mathematics, particularly around the power of compounding interest returns. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of...
Why the current rate conditions remain favourable for investing in bonds. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest decision to keep interest rates on hold at 4.35% affirmed the market’s view that, while higher rates are here to stay, they have likely reached the peak. With every...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.