[Smart Investing] Debt control in countdown to retirement

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. SmartInvesting™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   11 November 2013   IN THIS EDITION: Debt control in countdown to retirement The sheer power of dividends and compounding Debt control in countdown to retirement Three common financial goals are to enter retirement without debt, to own a home before retirement and to have enough super to provide a satisfactory standard of living in retirement.   Read more The sheer power of dividends and compounding What a difference five years can make. Contrast, the differing fortunes of the S&P/ASX200 Index and the S&P/ASX200 Accumulation Index (share price and income) over this time period.   Read more Vanguard in the news Pimco no longer world's largest mutual fund Charles Stein | 6 November 2013 Pimco's Total Return Fund has shrunk by $US37.5 billion since the start of this year, ending last month with $US247.9 billion in assets. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ended October with $US251 billion, Vanguard Group spokesman John Woerth wrote in an email, taking the top spot. To read more, please visit the Australian Financial Review 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