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The demand for financial advice outstrips supply. Why?
The number of financial advisers in Australia continues to fall. When combined with the limited supply of new advisers entering the industry and the uptick in demand for financial advice, this is a worrying trend for the industry.
The Vanguard Effect: Working harder for you
While most financial advisers in Australia know Vanguard, many investors do not. This month, Vanguard is launching a significant national brand campaign.
When to replace fundamental active equity funds with factor funds
The continued development of strategies to harvest factor returns in a low-cost manner has effectively raised the bar for many fundamental active managers who need to generate outperformance to justify their higher fees.
ESG: Putting it all together and making decisions
Interest in ESG in Australia is healthy and growing, even as measured against global trends and the events of 2020 have only compounded those preferences.
Five common myths about ESG (and how to help align your clients' investments with their values)
There's been a lot to reckon with so far in 2020. It has made us all a bit more aware of the impact our choices have on others, and the world at large, and helped drive a new wave of interest in ESG as an investment category.
The importance of cost in retirement
Retirement is complex, and in spite of the volumes of research on the topic, there are rarely simple answers to many questions for those moving into retirement.
How much home country bias is too much?
If Australia's dream equities run comes to an end, investors may start to feel the pain, particularly when their standard of living in retirement is at stake.
For those who are intending to start the New Year with a new investment portfolio or by establishing a self-managed superannuation fund – it's time to map out a plan of what to invest in.
Does your portfolio have the right infrastructure?
Infrastructure assets were named as a contributing factor to the performance differentials between some super funds.
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