[Smart Investing] The power of dividends, compounding and time

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. Smart Investing™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   21 July 2014   IN THIS EDITION: The power of dividends, compounding and time High fees erode returns The power of dividends, compounding and time What a difference five years can make. Contrast, the fortunes of the S&P/ASX200 Index (prices only) and the S&P/ASX200 Accumulation Index (share price plus dividends) over this period.   Read more High fees erode returns It is easy for investors to underestimate the total amount of money that high investment management fees can extract from their returns over the life of an investment.   Read more Vanguard in the news Relax. ETFs will take care of themselves Marcus Padley | 10 July 2014 ETFs are the fastest growing category of investment products in Australia, a growth paralleled only by the ETF market in the US. So what's going on? Are you missing out and should you be getting into ETFs? To read more, please visit the The Age 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 Trading & Support Team: 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