[Smart Investing] Cheer the year that was, diversify for the year ahead

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. SmartInvesting™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   17 December 2013   IN THIS EDITION: Cheer the year that was, diversify for the year ahead Setting your retirement age Putting financial literacy to the test As 2013 draws to a close, Smart Investing would like to thank you for your continued readership and support and wish you a very happy and safe festive season. Your next edition of Smart Investing will arrive in January 2014. However if you would like to continue following our articles during this break please visit the Smart Investing page on our website. Cheer the year that was, diversify for the year ahead Investment markets have delivered investors early Christmas cheer in 2013.   Read more Setting your retirement age The age that individuals retire can have a significant influence on their retirement savings, and, in turn, their standards of living in retirement.   Read more Putting financial literacy to the test Try answering this straightforward investment question: Say you had $100 in a savings account earning 2 per cent a year, in five years would your investment be worth more than $102, exactly $102 or less than $102?   Read more Vanguard in the news Indexing myths still prevalent: Vanguard Krystine Lumanta | 6 December 2013 Indexing played a vital role in investment, yet misconceptions remain common and need to be addressed. To read more, please visit the Financial Observer 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