[Smart Investing] The income reality check

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. Smart Investing™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   28 January 2015   IN THIS EDITION: • The income reality check • Small business paradox • Super couples The income reality check The start of a new year generally brings with it a sense of optimism and fresh activity. Hope springs eternal for the sports fan with the prospect of a new season while for investors the start of a new year offers similar opportunities and concerns.   Read more Small business paradox There is somewhat of a paradox when it comes to the self-employed and superannuation. Owners of small-medium businesses are among the enthusiastic supporters of self-managed super yet a large proportion of self-employed individuals running small, unincorporated enterprises have little or no super.   Read more Super couples Two-member self-managed super funds hold almost 70% of the $560 billion-plus in SMSFs while single-member funds hold 23% of the money, according to the latest-available SMSF statistics from the tax office.   Read more Vanguard in the news To market, to market in the hunt for yield John Beveridge | 14 January 2015 The demand for yield has created some interesting sharemarket exchange traded funds which specialise in buying genuine high-dividend shares with a sustainable yield. To read more, please visit the Herald Sun 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 655 101. 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 2015 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. All rights reserved. Terms and conditions of use  |  Disclaimers  |  Privacy policy CONNECT WITH US  LinkedIn  Twitter