292 articles
Beginner
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Discussing money with your partner

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Communication. We all know it's the foundation of a good personal relationship. It's also crucial to a shared financial future.

Beginner / Advanced
2 m

3 reasons to salary sacrifice

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

The choice to send some of your monthly pay to your superannuation fund will help you build your wealth.

Beginner / Advanced
12 m

Platinum International Fund

Managed investments

Douglas Isles explains the investment process Platinum employs and why.

Advanced
8 m

What is thematic investing?

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Thematic investing is an investment style that tries to identify companies and industries that are going to become powerhouses of the future.

Beginner / Advanced
6 m

What is a P/E ratio?

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Buying shares based on their P/E ratio alone is not a good strategy, but looking at price to earnings can be useful when taken in context.

Beginner / Advanced
7 m

Having a share of Europe

Shares and investment markets

Big brands, attractive exports and a culture of innovation - there are good reasons to look at the European market despite recent woes.

Beginner / Advanced
7 m

The US sharemarket explained

Shares and investment markets

When considering global investing it's hard to go past the US, with market size, different sectors and companies an attractive proposition.

Advanced
4 m

5 investment words you need to know

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Find out the five key investment words you need to know to ensure your superannuation doesn’t need life support in the future.

Beginner
2 m

What is inflation?

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Find out what inflation is and how it is measured.

Beginner / Advanced
3 m

How does inflation affect my investments?

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Inflation can dilute the real value of income or capital growth. Find out what affect it can have on investments and what your 'real' return is.

Beginner
4 m

The two types of risk

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Permanent loss of capital is a well known investment risk. But there's another risk - being in the wrong asset class for your stage of life.

Beginner / Advanced
6 m

Investing for the long haul

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Follow our stage of life approach with the intention of holding assets for the long term, without making adjustments on a whim.