There's been much commentary lately about bonds, but let's first start with the basics: what is a bond? And what is their role in a diversified portfolio?
Share market investors around the world enjoyed strong returns over the first half of 2021 as economic activity rebounded and corporate earnings continued to strengthen…
Hedging international assets to the Aussie dollar has paid off over the last year, but when dealing with foreign currencies there are never guarantees conditions will stay the same…
The past financial year saw a spectacular rebound in returns for investors as the focus shifted from the recession to recovery against a backdrop of policy stimulus and vaccines. This note reviews the last financial year and takes a look at the outlook.
Following much debate about when the RBA would exit its easing policies, the central bank has held the cash rate at a record-low 0.1 of a percentage point for another month…
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.
With only a short time left before the end of the financial year, it's potentially worth assessing your investments both outside and inside of superannuation.
