September 2, 2022
The Cost Of Trying To Time The Market
The impact of missing just a few of the market’s best days can be profound, as this look at a hypothetical investment in the stocks that make up the S&P 500 Index shows. Staying invested…
July 11, 2022
Riding Out the Share Market Storm: Seven Lessons
As ever, diversification, discipline and sticking to your agreed plan, with regular balancing, is still the best course to navigate this or any share market storm.
May 23, 2022
Ten of Australia’s Most Amazing Natural Phenomena
Natural phenomena, something extraordinary that exists without human input, occurs all over the world. Here are ten examples of natural phenomena occurring right here, in Australia:
May 19, 2022
Australian Elections and Markets
There is very little evidence from history either that election wins from one major party or the other has a definitive impact on the local share market, separate from all the other things that are…
April 28, 2022
Meme Investing? Try Human Ingenuity Instead. Thoughts from David Booth, Executive Chairman and Founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors
Investing—like life—is full of uncertainty, but at the end of the day, it’s uncertainty that drives opportunity, and returns. Investing is not about trying to outguess Wall Street or meme investors on which stock will…
April 28, 2022
Missing the Market’s Best Days
Market timers rarely appreciate that in their efforts to avoid the worst days in the market they can also miss out on the best. The consequences can be catastrophic. This short animation from Dimensional Fund…
March 31, 2022
10 Top-Notch Australian TV Shows Made during the Pandemic
During the pandemic a “streaming boom” occurred in Australia. More television content is available to us than ever before. Immerse yourself in an Australian TV series
March 31, 2022
10 Ways to Mange Headline Anxiety
News headlines are designed to grab our attention, and if the headline is a presage of doom, the more likely we are to click on it.
March 28, 2022
Making Sense of Bonds
“Why are my bond returns negative? Isn’t this the defensive part of my portfolio? If inflation is rising and interest rates are about to go up, should I be in bonds at all?” Fixed interest,…
