Investment returns are often discussed in terms of averages. Average annual return or average long-term performance. These figures sound precise. …
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Why Diversification Is Often Misunderstood Diversification is usually explained as a way to improve returns, but that explanation misses the…
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Volatility Is Not the Real Risk When markets move sharply, it is easy to think that volatility itself is the…
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Risk Tolerance and Risk Capacity Are Not the Same Thing Most people are familiar with the idea of risk tolerance.…
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Why “Balanced” and “Growth” Do Not Tell You the Risk You Are Taking Whilst many people can tell you what…
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Week 1: Start the Year Calm If retirement is getting closer, the start of the year is a good time…
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With the increasing use of digital platforms, financial scams are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated. Australians aged 45-70 are particularly…
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There is very little evidence from history either that election wins from one major party or the other has a…
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News headlines are designed to grab our attention, and if the headline is a presage of doom, the more likely…
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In two recent articles, we provided overviews of the Government’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we…
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