Which are you – a saver or investor?
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Whether you are a saver or investor could make a major difference to your lifestyle in the long run.
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Recovery watch: When will growth return?
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COVID-19 has forced economists to become students of virology.
Read MoreEconomic outlook
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A global economic recovery remains underway as indicated by The JP_Morgan Global Composite PMI which rose 5 points to 52.1 in September.
Read MoreInvestment options in retirement explained
/Getting the balance right between a safe spending rate and having enough income to enjoy retirement takes some careful planning. Investing for a reasonable return is one approach to helping your savings go the distance.
Read MoreStrategies for long-term investing
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Given the inherent volatility of markets, it’s useful to remind ourselves of strategies we can utilise to meet investment goals. The fundamentals of portfolio construction can help position portfolios appropriately in times of crisis and volatility.
Read MoreHow to invest in the things you believe in
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An increasing number of investors are now looking to invest sustainably. With multiple sustainable investment strategies it’s not always easy to immediately distinguish the differences between them.
Read MoreThe cycle of investor emotions
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It is human nature to overreact. When things are going well, we feel that nothing can stop us. And when things go bad, we look to take drastic action. Since emotions pose a threat to our financial health, it is important that we are aware of them.
Read MoreMarket volatility and how it is affecting your super
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In recent weeks, investment markets around the world have continued to experience significant volatility as investors try to assess the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – an event that no-one anticipated for 2020. If your super is invested in the Australian and/or international share markets, it’s likely you would have been affected by this.
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Embracing the fear
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Sharemarkets are the most volatile they’ve been in the past 20 years. Increased uncertainty, fear, forced and panic selling, as well as reduced liquidity, are all contributing factors to currently elevated levels of volatility.
Read MoreCoronavirus investing: 6 strategies to survive the downturn
/Here’s a list of what investors might like to keep front of mind when thinking about the sharemarket outlook over the short-term and in the longer run.
Read MoreInvestment strategies for your super
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Your super returns may be doing ok, but could they be better?
Read MoreHow to manage anchoring bias
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Anchoring is the use of irrelevant information as a reference for evaluating or estimating an unknown value of a good or service. This behavioural bias can cloud our decision-making. In investing, anchoring can negatively impact our decision making in a variety of ways.
Read MoreUsing diversification to combat risk
/One of the most important principles of investing is to ensure that you have a diversified portfolio.
Read MoreHow to be a human be-ing, not a human do-ing
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We are so busy in our lives today. Decisions are made instantaneously, but knee-jerk reactions are often the wrong course of action. Taking the time to evaluate a situation can lead to a more informed decision and a better result in the long term. We are human be-ings not human do-ings; we don’t always need to be active and taking immediate action.
Read MoreWhy decisions made during your ‘transition to retirement’ are life changing
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The decisions you make when you are transitioning into retirement can be the most telling for financial security throughout your golden years. Why? Your accumulated savings pool is likely to be highest in the years nearing retirement – and just after you retire. Investment decisions made at this time can greatly impact your income down the track.
Read MoreEconomic outlook
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The trade war between the United States (US) and China continued during the September 2019 quarter as the US imposed new tariffs on goods imported from China.
Read MoreSorry, but your biggest investing problem may be you
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Every day we make numerous judgements and decisions. As the human brain has evolved it’s developed little short-cuts, or ‘heuristics’. These mental pathways circumvent multi-stage decisions and allow us to make judgements quickly and efficiently. While heuristics are helpful and allow us to function without stopping to think about our next action, they can – and do – lead to cognitive biases. These biases sometimes trip us up leading to bad judgements and poor decisions.
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