[Smart Investing] Investors and ETFs prove their resilience in crisis

Investments and personal finance insights from Vanguard Australia

17 June 2020 Hi everyone,  In this week’s Smart Investing, we discuss the resilience of investors during recent market volatility and how they have used ETFs to take advantage of lower share prices and as a means to access diversified portfolios of growth assets at low cost. Vanguard Senior Financial Writer Tony Kaye also takes a closer look at interest rates and how their recent moves are indicative of current economic events and expectations around economic growth and consumer demand. Lastly, we revisit why it is important to recognise cognitive biases when making investment decisions and discuss a few ways you can outsmart them.    As always, feel free to email us with your questions or feedback.  Regards, Robin Bowerman Head of Corporate Affairs Vanguard Australia

Investors and ETFs prove their resilience in crisis By: Robin Bowerman The recent market volatility brought on by COVID-19 has provided a comprehensive market test for the reliability of ETFs. The good news is that both investors and ETFs seem to have passed with flying colours. Read More

Interest rates are on the move By: Tony Kaye While the Reserve Bank of Australia won't be lifting its cash rate anytime soon, there's been plenty happening with interest rates behind the scenes. Read More

Ways to outsmart your cognitive biases By: Robin Bowerman As markets continue to be gripped by uncertainty, we remind you of the types of behavioural biases that could lead to potentially risky investment behaviour, and how you can avoid them. Read More

VANGUARD IN THE NEWS 2020 MAX Award winners named Jamie Williamson | Financial Standard | 12 June 2020 The most outstanding efforts in financial services marketing, advertising and sales were recognised in the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards, presented via virtual ceremony last night. Vanguard and Zurich took home two gongs each with Vanguard awarded Integrated Campaign of the Year and Website of the Year, and Zurich taking out Marketing Team of the Year and Print Campaign of the Year - Trade To read more, please visit the Financial Standard 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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A super catch-up plan By: Tony Kaye In the current environment, the need for having a long-term financial plan that incorporates having adequate retirement savings in place is arguably more than important than ever. Read More

SMSF liquidity lessons learnt from the pandemic By: Robin Bowerman Liquidity is one of those things that investors – both professional and individual – can take for granted particularly after an extended period of relatively strong growth in investment markets and in Australia's case, no economic recession for 29 years. Read More

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