| Hi Aris, Welcome to this week's edition of Smart Investing. We're pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 Vanguard Index Chart today. It captures 30 years of Australian and global investment markets history between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2024. In the context of ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the annual Vanguard Index Chart is a timely reminder of why staying the course is so important, and why broad diversification is the most effective antidote for markets volatility. To view the latest Vanguard Index Chart and other resources, click here. In our lead article, Vanguard's Senior Personal Finance Writer, Tony Kaye, looks at the real value of time in the market, showing the financial returns of six major asset classes based on an initial $10,000 investment in 1994. Our second article shows how a simple ongoing investment strategy can deliver substantial returns over the long-term using real-life returns from the Vanguard Australians Shares Index Fund and the Vanguard International Shares Index Fund over the last decade. See how your money could have grown. Lastly, in our third article, we explain how the Vanguard Index Chart can be used by everyone as a rear-vision roadmap to greater retirement heights, both before and during retirement. It equally applies to investments inside of your superannuation as well as those outside. We are currently looking for media case studies of people who had planned to retire early, but have had to keeping working for financial reasons, and also for people who were forced to retire earlier than they had intended to. If you are happy to share your experience in the media, please contact us by sending an email to corpcommsaustralia@vanguard.com.
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