Vanguard News & Commentary http://www.vanguard.com.au/personal_investors/news--commentary/vanguard-news--commentary-rss.cfm vanguardaus News Feed en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:02:04 --1000 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:19:02 --1000 ShadoCMS RSS Generator http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Breakdown shocker http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/breakdown-shocker.cfm When marriages and de facto relationships fail, the finances of the separated couples are almost always badly damaged. 2010-09-01 15:19:02.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/breakdown-shocker.cfm More money, longer life http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/more-money-longer-life.cfm A recent life-expectancy study of retirees receiving superannuation pensions from large public-sector super funds suggests that higher retirement incomes can mean greater life expectancy. 2010-08-30 11:39:37.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/more-money-longer-life.cfm More money, longer life http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/more-money-longer-life.cfm A recent life-expectancy study of retirees receiving superannuation pensions from large public-sector super funds suggests that higher retirement incomes can mean greater life expectancy. 2010-08-30 09:50:40.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/more-money-longer-life.cfm Why value is an investor’s bottom line http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/why-value-is-an-investors-bottom-line.cfm Where do you draw the line between cheap and nasty and great value for money? 2010-08-27 11:42:38.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/why-value-is-an-investors-bottom-line.cfm Super patience http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/super-patience.cfm While the Global Financial Crisis is starting to flow through to the medium term super fund returns over three and five year periods, longer-term results for the average balanced option are encouraging. 2010-08-26 14:38:54.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/super-patience.cfm Vanguard's economic and market outlook http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/vanguards-economic-and-market-outlook.cfm The Vanguard Group in the United States recently published its annual outlook for inflation, interest rates and asset classes. 2010-08-26 14:34:11.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/vanguards-economic-and-market-outlook.cfm Never say never - again http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/never-say-never---again.cfm Some readers may remember - at least from late night television - that Never Say Never Again was the name of a 1983 James Bond movie starring Sean Connery. 2010-08-25 13:24:49.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/never-say-never---again.cfm When the U.S. sneezes, will Australia still catch a cold? http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/investment-videos/when-the-us-sneezes-will-australia-still-catch-a-cold.cfm Michelle Baltazar talks with Dr Don Stammer and Paul Resnik. 2010-08-25 12:04:20.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/investment-videos/when-the-us-sneezes-will-australia-still-catch-a-cold.cfm Hard at work http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/hard-at-work.cfm Do you think that you work too hard? It seems that many Australians would give a resounding answer to this question: "Yes". 2010-08-24 15:44:13.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/hard-at-work.cfm Financial plans provide inertia antidote http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/financial-plans-provide-inertia-antidote.cfm Indecision is the perfect bedfellow of investor inertia. 2010-08-20 13:01:12.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/financial-plans-provide-inertia-antidote.cfm Money can’t buy happiness... or can it? http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/money-cant-buy-happiness-or-can-it.cfm Recent research puts Polish born author Leo Rosten's adage "money can't buy happiness" to the test. 2010-08-19 14:52:28.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/money-cant-buy-happiness-or-can-it.cfm Changing circumstances - don’t forget about co-contributions http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/changing-circumstances---dont-forget-about-co-contributions.cfm There are times in most people's lives when their income levels fluctuate due to a change in personal circumstances. 2010-08-19 14:48:29.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/market-update/changing-circumstances---dont-forget-about-co-contributions.cfm ETFs: the next stage of their popularity http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/etfs-the-next-stage-of-their-popularity.cfm The recommendations of financial planners will help drive Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to the next stage of their popularity, which has already been growing at an extraordinary pace in Australia over recent years. 2010-08-18 10:52:44.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/etfs-the-next-stage-of-their-popularity.cfm Financial turning points http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/financial-turning-points.cfm Are you ready for your next financial turning point? Probably, most of us would experience life's financial turning points without being properly prepared. It can be a costly mistake. 2010-08-16 11:15:46.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/podcast/financial-turning-points.cfm