Investors need outcomes and not products and the choice between funds and ETFs should be based on personal circumstances. ... Continue Reading
Now is the time for SMSFs and other super funds to make the most of the strategies available to them. Here is a 24-point checklist.... Continue Reading
Funds under management at property and equities investor Magellan fell 5.2 per cent to $65 billion in May, sending Magellan’s share price crashing down 14 percent on Monday. Last August, that figu... Continue Reading
In the current environment a lot of pontificating is out of date as soon as analysts press the send button... Continue Reading
With share prices off 80% and funds 30% from their peak, there are plenty of investment professionals seeking to explain the performance. Every fund manager has their marketing patter, and much of i... Continue Reading
After all the media attention on Magellan and Hamish Douglass over the past few weeks, including mine, Geraldine Doogue asked me to talk about fund managers on her Saturday Extra program on ABC’s ... Continue Reading
The original domino that fell was ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK). The biggest fund of last year, posting a 156% return, ARKK started 2021 just like it ended. On Jan. 25 it had risen another 18%. The target... Continue Reading
Australian investors have historically demonstrated significant home bias and invested heavily in direct equities. According to the ASX, about 60% of investors surveyed in 2020 held domestic share... Continue Reading