292 articles
Beginner / Advanced
15 m

Picking a fund manager

Managed investments

Past performance and investment process are important factors when deciding who will invest your money on your behalf.

Beginner
10 m

What is a managed fund?

Managed investments

Hand the decision making process over to an investment professional when investing in a managed fund, a low touch investment.

Advanced
08 m

3 lessons from the start of this year

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

The recent turmoil of financial markets can be used to educate yourself and make sure your portfolio is sound.

Advanced
30 m

LICs catching our eye

Managed investments

Find out which LICs are battling the tumultuous start to the year better than others, and why.

Beginner / Advanced
30 m

From the vault: Australian managers

Managed investments

Australia's 200 largest companies only return 3 per cent last year, but there are two funds that returned close to 30 per cent in 2015.

Beginner / Advanced
04 m

Investing: the one thing to know

Shares and investment markets

News headlines can invoke many types of emotion, but when it comes to your super you need to be savvy about the sharemarket.

Beginner / Advanced
06 m

A lesson in diversification

Shares and investment markets

The latest sharemarket rout reminds us why it’s important to spread your money out across different sectors.

Beginner / Advanced
04 m

Your 2016 super path

Super

Savers can't control the path of shareprices, so it's important to focus on the things you do have power over when investing.

Beginner / Advanced
05 m

Setting your expectations

Shares and investment markets

Most of us own Australian and international shares with our super fund. Catch up on what happened this year and what can be expected for the year ahead.

Advanced
04 m

The best way to give money to the family

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Whatever you do for the first born you must do for any subsequent children - you can't play favourites.