Westmount Financial, Superannuation, Investing, Investment planning
Rick Maggi
Strong returns, but sustainable?

With the 2025/24 financial year now in the rearview mirror, its safe to say that despite extreme volatility, the year was another winner for investors. But can this continue?

Strong returns, but sustainable?

Investing

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Why there is also risk in not investing...

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Why there is also risk in not investing...

Many Australians know that investing will always come with some level of risk, namely the potential to lose money. In a recent Vanguard report on Australian attitudes towards investing, 20 per cent of those surveyed cited "worry of making a bad investment" as a barrier to investing.

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Financial Advice: More than just returns...

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Financial Advice: More than just returns...

Much has happened in the financial services industry following the 2018 Banking and Financial Services Royal Commission – many of the recommendations strengthening consumer protection laws have been implemented and as a result, the wealth management industry as a whole looks very different to what it was pre-Royal Commission…

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How often should you check your investment returns?

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How often should you check your investment returns?

Before you started reading this article, did you already do a check-up on your investment portfolio value? If you did, and do so just about every day, you're certainly not alone.

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Active, index, or both?

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Active, index, or both?

Instead of choosing between index and active investing, consider the core-satellite approach wherein the best aspects of both strategies are combined to construct a portfolio…

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Sweet spot...

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Sweet spot...

Jason Todd, Head of Wealth Management Investment Strategy at Macquarie Group, presents an excellent summary current economic and market conditions…

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The importance of starting point valuations...

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The importance of starting point valuations...

It makes sense that the cheaper you buy an asset the higher its prospective return will be. However, this is frequently forgotten with investors often tempted to project recent returns into the future regardless of valuations…

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The risks in hunting for higher returns...

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The risks in hunting for higher returns...

How much investment risk are you willing to take?

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Let's talk about a market downturn...

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Let's talk about a market downturn...

It’s always the right time to talk about long-term investing, and now might be a particularly good time…

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9 common investment mistakes...

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9 common investment mistakes...

In the confusing and often seemingly illogical world of investing, investors often make of bunch of mistakes that keeps them from reaching their financial goals. This note takes a look at the nine most common mistakes investors make….

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The importance of diversification...

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The importance of diversification...

Diversification, spreading your money across a range of different assets rather than putting it all into one place, is one of the core principles of investment risk management. That's because investment returns from different assets are never consistent…