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Investing Mistakes To Avoid

Posted on 28 February 2024
Investing Mistakes To Avoid
Investing successfully and improving your investment portfolio can be as much about minimising mistakes as trying to pick the ‘next big thing’. It’s all about taking a calm and considered approach and not blindly following trends or hot tips. Let's delve into some of the most prevalent investment mistakes and look at the principles that underpin a robust and successful portfolio. Chasing hot and trending shares Every so often there are industries or shares that are al...
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The Road Ahead For Shares

Posted on 19 May 2022
The Road Ahead For Shares
The Road Ahead for Shares Trying to time investment markets is difficult if not impossible at the best of times, let alone now. The war in Ukraine, rising inflation and interest rates and an upcoming federal election have all added to market uncertainty and volatility. At times like these investors may be tempted to retreat to the ‘’safety” of cash, but that can be costly. Not only is it difficult to time your exit, but you are also likely to miss out on any upswing that f...
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How to Calm Those Market Jitters

Posted on 1 March 2022
How to Calm Those Market Jitters
How to calm those market jitters It’s been a rocky start to the year on world markets but that doesn’t mean you should hit the panic button. Staying the course is generally the best course, but that’s easier said than done when there’s a big market fall. In January markets plunged some 10 per cent but then staged a recovery. That volatile start may well be an indication of how the year pans out.i The key reasons for this volatility are fear of inflation, the prospec...
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SMSFs on the Defensive: Is it time to revisit your strategy?

Posted on 22 February 2022
SMSFs on the Defensive: Is it time to revisit your strategy?
SMSFs on the defensive: Is it time to revisit your strategy? Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have had a challenging year, with COVID-19 linked market uncertainty affecting income and returns. But SMSF trustees haven’t been sitting on their hands. One of the main reasons people give for wanting to establish an SMSF is to have greater control of their investments and taking control of a difficult situation is exactly what they’ve been doing.   Changes to asset allocation ...
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Investing Lessons From the Pandemic

Posted on 11 August 2021
Investing Lessons From the Pandemic
When the coronavirus pandemic hit financial markets in March 2020, almost 40 per cent was wiped off the value of shares in less than a month.i Understandably, many investors hit the panic button and switched to cash or withdrew savings from superannuation. With the benefit of hindsight, some people may be regretting acting in haste. Although for others, accessing their super under the early release due to COVID measures was a difficult but necessary decision at the time. As it happened...
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