[Smart Investing] Avoiding excess risk in a low-interest environment

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. SmartInvesting™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   04 November 2013   IN THIS EDITION: Avoiding excess risk in a low-interest environment Video: Insights on Self Managed Super Funds Index funds and ETFs are two sides of the same coin Avoiding excess risk in a low-interest environment The strong growth in the prices of high-yielding Australian shares over the past year is attributable, in part, to the buying of yield-hunting investors. A number of high-yielding financial stocks, for instance, are trading at or near to record highs.   Read more Video: Insights on Self Managed Super Funds Robin Bowerman, Head of Market Strategy & Communication at Vanguard, and Recep Peker, Senior Analyst at Investment Trends, discuss the findings of the Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super fund report, providing insights into the asset allocation decisions of this important sector of the super industry.   Read more Index funds and ETFs are two sides of the same coin In this piece Smart Investing features an excerpt from FASTnews, a Vanguard resource for financial advisers. This excerpt provides valuable insights into the similarities and key differentiators of managed index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs).   Read more Vanguard in the news Emerging market exposure gets cheaper Shane White | 1 November 2013 Getting access to the rapid growth in the world's emerging markets has just got a whole lot easier – but more importantly cheaper after Vanguard unveiled a new exchange-traded fund aimed at 22 selected expanding economies To read more, please visit the smartinvestor website. Please note the link above will show a copy of the article (where freely available), or the publisher's website if a subscription is required. QUICK LINKS Exchange Traded Funds Performance News and Commentary Retail Managed Funds Client services Online: Click here to see contact details for the Vanguard Client Services Team around Australia. Client service associates are available from 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday (Melbourne time). Email: clientservices@vanguard.com.au Telephone: 1300 655 101 8:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday, Melb time. Vanguard ETF Help desk: 1300 655 888 8:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday, Melb time. Unsubscribing from this email: To unsubscribe from Vanguard communications, please email clientservices@vanguard.com.au or contact us on 1300 655 101. General advice warning Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd ABN 72 072 881 086 / AFS Licence 227263 is the product issuer. We have not taken your or your clients' circumstances into account when preparing the information in our electronic publications so they may not be applicable to your circumstances. You should therefore consider your or your clients' circumstances and our Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) before making any investment decision. You can access our PDS here or by calling 1300 655 205. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Our electronic publications are prepared in good faith and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions. Not all articles are prepared by Vanguard so they may not represent our views and opinions. Vanguard Investments Australia Limited is in no way responsible for the content or loss resulting from use of any website owned by a third party that may be linked to this email via hyperlink. © Copyright 2013 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. All rights reserved. Terms and conditions of use  |  Disclaimers  |  Privacy policy CONNECT WITH US  LinkedIn  Twitter