| Why cash isn't really risk free. Bridging the gender super gap. Vanguard's latest economic and investment outlook. | | View this email online |  |  | Welcome to this week's edition of Smart Investing.
Australians are sitting on a mountain of cash – roughly $2.8 trillion to be precise. Yet, from an investment perspective, cash isn't totally risk-free when taking returns and inflation into account. A growing number of people are using ETFs and managed funds to invest into fixed interest securities. Read our lead article.
Today is International Women's Day, an annual day that celebrates the many achievements of women. But it also highlights challenges such as financial equality. We look at the average differences between women and men on wages and superannuation, and point to seven strategies than can help bridge the super gender gap.
Lastly, read the latest monthly global investment and economic forecasts from Vanguard's Investment and Strategy Group including our outlooks for Australian and international equities and bonds.
Our mission is to take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance of investment success. Feel free to forward any of our articles to your family and friends. | | | | | Weighing up cash deposits | | Australians have a lot of cash held in savings accounts, including more than $1 trillion in term deposit accounts. But now a growing number of investors are shifting from cash into fixed interest securities. Here's why. | | Read article | | | | | | | International Women's Day: Seven super top-up strategies | | On average, women are paid less and retire with lower superannuation balances than men. These seven strategies are readily available to help people top-up their super savings. | | Read article | | | | | | | Vanguard's latest investment and economic forecasts | | Our latest forecasts for investment returns and our region-by-region economic outlook. | | Read article | | | | | | | The benefits of reinvesting your income distributions | | Using this simple strategy could make a big difference to your long-term investment returns. | | Read article | | | | | | | The power of the core-satellite investing strategy | | Creating a portfolio using index and active funds can give you the best of both investment worlds. | | Read article | | | | Vanguard and its employees wish to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia where we operate our business. We recognise their connection to the land, water and culture and wish to pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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