[Smart Investing] SMSFs blaze the draw-down trail

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. SmartInvesting™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   17 February 2014   IN THIS EDITION: SMSFs blaze the draw-down trail Borrowing to invest: understanding the risks and opportunities The relationship between cost and performance SMSFs blaze the draw-down trail Self-managed super funds are trail-blazers on a number of levels. They represent the largest segment of the superannuation market after a decade of strong growth and, significantly, have more people in retirement or pension draw-down mode.   Read more Borrowing to invest: understanding the risks and opportunities It is sometimes said that the willingness of investors to borrow to buy shares using margin loans finance share tends to follow the performance of the share market.   Read more The relationship between cost and performance A key reason why actively-managed share funds often struggle to beat or at least equal the market is their cost.   Read more Vanguard in the news Grab some global exposure with ETF investing Marcus Padley | 12 February 2014 The ETF sector is the plaything of the much bigger international investing community. Apart from Betashares, who have 12 ETFs, other issuers include iShares with 26, Vanguard with 10, State Street SPDRs with 14, ETF Securities with 15 commodity-based ETFs, and Russell Investments with five Australian funds. To read more, please visit the Sydney Morning Herald 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 this newsletter, please click here 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 2014 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. All rights reserved. Terms and conditions of use  |  Disclaimers  |  Privacy policy CONNECT WITH US  LinkedIn  Twitter