[Smart Investing] A low interest, high debt environment

Investment and personal finance insights from Vanguard Australia

12 June 2019

A low interest, high debt environment The Reserve Bank's cutting of the official cash rate this month to a new record low of 1.25 per cent underlines a paradox for households trying to manage their personal finances.     Read more

How much home country bias is too much? The concern among investors over Labor's proposal before the federal election to remove franking credit refunds prompted a valuable conversation on the risks to a portfolio from a significant home bias.     Read more

What to do during a market correction (other than panic) The financial market can't seem to make up its mind. In the last two weeks alone, shares plummeted on fears of a trade war and a potential investigation into tech giants such as Google and Facebook, only to rebound quickly.   Read more

Vanguard in the news Australia's best ETF: Vanguard's VAS or VanEck's MVW? ETF Stream | David Tuckwell | 6 June 2019 Most money in Aussie ETFs is in Australian share ETFs. Two of the best in the business are the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) and the VanEck Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF (MVW). Both of which have tens of millions of dollars in monthly flows and strong investor followings. To read more, please visit the ETF Stream 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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