[Smart Investing] Trade wars

11 April 2018

Trade wars Diversification - across equities, bonds and other assets - remains a powerful tool to cushion portfolios against the rollercoaster ride that short term volatility can bring.     Read more

To hedge or not - the portfolio currency hedging decision Currency's movements (and how they move with equities) are incredibly difficult to predict, so investors should treat currency hedging as a way to manage risk, not add return.     Read more

Today's winners, tomorrow's losers? A common trap for investors is to assume that today's highest-performing investment funds are likely to remain top performers.     Read more

Vanguard in the news Former Prime Minister Paul Keating warns against super borrowing for property investment The Australian | Glenda Korporaal | 5 April 2018 Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has warned that borrowing for property investing by self managed superannuation funds is an “accident down the road”. Mr. Keating quoted US billionaire Warren Buffett's comments that most people who did not have expertise in investing would be better off putting their money in index funds such as those offered by Vanguard than trying to pick stocks. He said Vanguard, which managed some $US6 trillion in assets around the world, only charged about five basis points in fees. To read more, please visit the The Australian 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 Retail managed funds CONNECT WITH US LinkedIn Twitter

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