“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.” Dory, Finding Nemo As volatility in markets continues to test investor resolve, we think all investors could learn something from Dory. This basic investment principle
With thanks to Dr Shane Oliver Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Key points While growth assets like shares go through bouts of short-term underperformance versus bonds and
Market trends aren’t the only factors affecting your investment portfolio—behavioural biases can significantly impact your returns. These psychological tendencies, like confirmation bias and herd mentality, often lead to poor investment
A year before retirement, Tess’s superannuation plan was on track, and she was imagining her post-work life. With savings of $34,000 at the bank, she was looking to park it
Generally speaking, we Australians are pretty financially savvy, that is, we understand the how and why of effectively managing our money. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean we’re actually putting that know-how
Resilience is the ability to quickly recover from setbacks, and while setbacks can come in many forms most of them will have a financial component. So what can you
Ever glanced at a list of different managed funds and wondered why some have remarkably low fees compared to others? Chances are, the ones with lower fees are index funds,
While markets are performing well it’s easy to sit back and watch investments rise in value. However it’s a different story when markets are not performing so well and uncertainty
Australia’s annual inflation rate has taken an unexpected step up, increasing pressure on the Reserve Bank to push interest rates higher and once again raising the prospect that Australia will
When we’re navigating periods of market uncertainty, it can be easy to drift off course. Fears about the future and what markets may bring can force us to lose sight
Digital advice is a hot topic at the moment, bringing with it the debate around human financial advisers potentially being replaced by ‘robo-advisers’. A client James, called into my office
When the media starts reporting higher interest rates and spiralling price rises, their next story will almost certainly scream the impending doom of a possible economic recession. But what exactly