[Smart Investing] The neighbourhood-wealth syndrome

Click here to view online.             Smart Investing™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications 14 September 2015     In this edition       •     A super birthday - of sorts     •     Investor lessons from driverless cars     •     The neighbourhood-wealth syndrome     A super birthday - of sorts A significant component of Australia's super system, its preservation age, has had a birthday of sorts.     Read more       Investor lessons from driverless cars Google's fleet of prototype self-driving cars has reportedly been involved in just 16 minor accidents over six years and 1.6 million kilometres of test driving.     Read more       The neighbourhood-wealth syndrome It could be tagged the neighbourhood-wealth syndrome: when our neighbour spends money on a costly new car or major renovations, some of us may feel an urge to somehow compete with our spending.     Read more           Vanguard in the news   Don't fear rising rates, says Vanguard Tim Stewart I 11 September 2015   Speaking at an ETF adviser roadshow in Sydney, Vanguard head of investment strategy Jeff Johnson tackled what he called the 'myth' that higher interest rates are necessarily a "bad thing for investors".   To read more, please visit the InvestorDaily 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     Connect with us   LinkedIn   Twitter 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 Smart Investing™, please click here or contact us on 1300 655 101.   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.   © 2015 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. All rights reserved.   Terms and conditions of use  |  Disclaimers  |  Privacy policy