The election, investing, and what really matters

Investments and personal finance insights from Vanguard Australia

21 October 2020 Hi everyone, In this week's Smart Investing, Vanguard Americas chief economist Roger Aliaga-Díaz has written a piece on the US presidential election and why despite the market uncertainty, investors still have control over their investment success. Vanguard Senior Financial Writer Tony Kaye also analysis some recent data from the ATO that suggests many SMSFs are generally not well diversified and are overweight in certain asset classes. Lastly, we have included another piece by Senior Product Strategy Manager Rachel White on ESG investing and the myths surrounding this investment category. Regards, Robin Bowerman Head of Corporate Affairs Vanguard Australia

The election, investing, and what really matters Roger Aliaga-Díaz, Vanguard Americas chief economist The U.S. presidential election gives investors the chance to assess their comfort with uncertainty they know is coming. Read more

Most SMSFs are still poorly diversified By: Tony Kaye Data only just released by the Australian Tax Office, detailing the asset allocations for all SMSFs in the quarter to the end of June, shows there was still a large investment weighting at that time towards cash and term deposits. Read more

Five common myths about ESG By: Rachel White Between bushfires, a pandemic and widespread changes to the global economy – there's been a lot to reckon with so far in 2020. It's made us all a bit more aware of the impact our choices have on others and helped drive a new wave of interest in ESG as an investment category. Read more

VANGUARD IN THE NEWS Vanguard's Reedman: How we choose which ETFs to launch David Tuckwell | ETF Stream | 12 Oct 2020 Evan Reedman is the head of product at Vanguard, Australia's largest ETF provider. In our wide-ranging interview, we spoke to Reedman about why Vanguard's bond ETFs hit discounts in April, why superannuation funds rarely use ETFs, and how Vanguard chooses what ETFs to launch. 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.

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How to find the best active managers By: Tony Kaye The most sensible approach to active management allocation needs to focus on three key pillars: talent, cost and patience. Read more

ETFs put to the test By: Minh Tieu With record inflows, it's timely now to debunk a few ETF myths as well as caution against some pitfalls. Read more

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