Blog — Passive Investing Australia

Redraw vs Offset

If you are buying a home that you may later turn into an Investment Property, not understanding the difference between a redraw vs offset this could cost you tens of thousands of dollars in lost tax deductions. Read on »

Marketable limit orders

What are market depth, market orders and limit orders, and why are marketable limit orders important when buying and selling ETFs? Read on »

How to choose a financial adviser

Financial advice can add real value to your life. But before agreeing to go ahead, you need to know how to choose a financial adviser. Read on »

What do financial advisers do?

Financial advice can add real value to your life. However, to get the most out of the advice process, and to protect yourself, you need know — what do financial advisers do? Read on »

Superhero Broker Review

Superhero is a low-cost online broker that lets you trade shares on the Australian and US markets. You can trade Aussie shares for $5, get free brokerage on Aussie ETF purchases, and US shares and ETFs for $0. You can also buy fractional shares with their US trading. Superhero also has just launched their new auto invest feature, and is just one of two Australian brokers that offers automated investing with ETFs.

This Superhero broker review will go through what you need to know so you can make the best decision in choosing a broker, including who is Superhero for, how does Superhero work, is Superhero safe, how much does it really cost to trade with Superhero, how to sign up, and alternative brokers depending on what you are looking for.

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SelfWealth Review

SelfWealth is a low-cost online broker that lets you trade shares on the Australian and US markets. It has a flat-fee pricing structure of $9.50 per trade regardless of trade size, is easy to use, safe, and offers kids (minor trust) accounts.

This SelfWealth review will go through what you need to know so you can make the best decision in choosing a broker, including who is SelfWealth for, how does SelfWealth work, is SelfWealth safe, how to sign up, how to sign up for a kids account, any gotchas to beware of, and alternative brokers depending on what you are looking for.

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Stake Review

Stake is a low-cost online broker that lets you trade shares on the Australian and US markets. It has one of the lowest cost Australian CHESS sponsored trade fees at $3 (up to $30,000 trade size). You can also buy fractional shares with their US trading.

This Stake review will go through what you need to know so you can make the best decision in choosing a broker, including who is Stake for, how does Stake work, is Stake safe, how much does it really cost to trade with Stake, how to sign up, and alternative brokers depending on what you are looking for.

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Pearler Review

Pearler is a low-cost online broker that lets you trade shares on the Australian and US markets. What sets Pearler apart is that their platform was designed for long-term passive investing. So there are no gimmicky distractions to entice you to trade more frequently, and they were the first broker to offer automated ETF investing to help you achieve your goals more effectively.

This Pearler review will go through what you need to know so you can make the best decision in choosing a broker, including who is Pearler for, how does Pearler work, is Pearler safe, how to sign up, and alternative brokers depending on what you are looking for.

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