[Smart Investing] Diversification: the risk antidote

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. SmartInvesting™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   14 April 2014   IN THIS EDITION: Diversification: the risk antidote The 'sandwich generation' Appropriate strategies for an investor's circumstances Diversification: the risk antidote When you become the trustee of a self-managed super fund you take on a new unpaid job as personal Chief Investment Officer.   Read more The 'sandwich generation' It is sometimes called the 'sandwich generation'. Members of this generation - typically in their forties, fifties or sixties - are still providing support for their children, trying to save for own retirement yet are also spending much time, and possibly money, helping care for their ageing parents.   Read more Appropriate strategies for an investor's circumstances Just because the law allows investors to do something doesn't mean, of course, that it is necessarily an appropriate strategy given their personal circumstances. This may seem rather obvious but it is one of those fundamentals of sound investment practice that can be overlooked at such times as when a rule changes.   Read more Vanguard in the news Innovative products win acceptance David Bassanese | 15 March 2014 Australia's exchange-traded fund market has doubled in size over the past two years, bringing with it a new level of sophistication as investors increasingly use index-based products to ­generate above-index type returns. 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 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