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| |  | Smart Investing™ | With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications
09 November 2015 | | | |
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Risk and return not an each-way bet | There is one powerful, simple fact about the $140+ million wagered on this month's Melbourne Cup that the investment industry can probably only dream of emulating. No matter how little - or how much - you decided to bet based on the horse/jockey/colour/lucky number, the one thing that was not in doubt was that you knew you risked losing the lot. | | | | | | |  | | Counting the cost of 'grey' divorce | One of the saddest personal finance stories of the year is a recent piece in The New York Times about the growth of what the author calls "silver or grey divorces". | | | | | | | |
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The purpose of super from another angle | Just as the Federal Government accepts a recommendation from the Financial System Inquiry that the objectives of super be enshrined in law, the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has discussed this issue specifically from the perspective of super death benefits. It makes interesting reading. | | | | | | | |
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Vanguard in the news | | Vanguard fills fixed income, regional void | Elizabeth Somerville | 30 October | | Vanguard has announced plans to launch four new ETFs, including international fixed income and regional equities. | | To read more, please visit the Financial Observer 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. | |  | | |
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