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    • Building a passive portfolio
      • 1. Inflation
      • 2. Fear of investing
      • 3. The risk-reward spectrum
      • 4. Asset allocation & risk tolerance
      • 5. Index funds
      • 6. Mitigating risks
      • 7. Bond funds
      • 8. Equity funds
      • 9. Franking credits
      • 10. Currency risk
      • 11. Rebalancing
      • 12. VDHG or roll your own
      • 13. The 10% bonds in VDHG
      • 14. VDHG alternatives
      • 15. Summary & further reading
    • Creating an investment plan
      • 1. Creating an Investment Policy Statement
      • 2. How much do I need to save to meet my retirement goal?
    • Beyond the essentials
      • 1. Other asset classes
      • 2. REITs
      • 3. Small caps
      • 4. Cash vs bonds
      • 5. Risk premium explained
      • 6. Stock market risk
      • 7. GHHF
    • Common questions
      • 1. What should I do if I have $5,000 (or $20,000) to invest?
      • 2. Should I hold off buying stocks until the volatility has reduced?
      • 3. Whipsaws and hopping out of the market when there’s bad news
      • 4. The market has never been this high — should I wait?
      • 5. Lump-sum investing
      • 6. Low interest rates — use high dividend stocks?
      • 7. Low interest rates — switch HISA to Bonds?
      • 8. Why bonds?
      • 9. Pay off the mortgage or invest?
      • 10. Should I debt recycle or leave my money in the offset?
      • 11. ETFs vs managed funds vs index funds
      • 12. Should I diversify out of VDHG?
      • 13. How to get worldwide index exposure on the ASX
      • 14. The Australian version of the 3-fund-portfolio
      • 15. How is VDHG tax-inefficient?
    • Misconceptions explained
      • 1. Dividends are not safer than selling stocks
      • 2. Dividend investing vs total return investing
      • 3. LICs — are they all they’re cracked up to be?
      • 4. What is total return investing?
      • 5. P2P lending and the risk-return spectrum
      • 6. Why not invest in Indian fixed deposits at 8% interest?
      • 7. Should I chase higher interest rates in another developed country?
      • 8. Why not invest everything in the Australian market?
      • 9. Why not just invest everything in the US market?
      • 10. Emerging markets is crap — should I leave it out?
      • 11. Why you can ignore the index bubble argument
      • 12. The stock market is forward looking
    • Superannuation
      • 1. What is superannuation?
      • 2. When can you access super?
      • 3. Superannuation contribution types
      • 4. Superannuation account types
      • 5. Pre-mixed vs single-asset-class investments
      • 6. How to invest your super
      • 7. How much to save inside vs outside super
      • 8. Consolidate your super
      • 9. First Home Super Saver Scheme
      • 10. Government super co-contribution
      • 11. Carry forward contributions
      • 12. Contribution splitting
      • 13. Spousal contributions
      • 14. The bring-forward rule
      • 15. Income swap strategy
      • 16. Ceasing any employment after 60
      • 17. Recontribution strategy
      • 18. Downsizer contribution
      • 19. The problem with pooled funds
      • 20. When will the super caps increase
    • Tax
      • 1. Debt Recycling
      • 2. Redraw vs Offset
    • Insurance
      • 1. Insurance
      • 2. Life insurance
      • 3. Insurance through super
      • 4. Tips to lower the cost of insurance
      • 5. Calculating life insurance needs
      • 6. General insurance
    • Miscellaneous
      • 1. Investing for children
      • 2. The truth about investment bonds
      • 3. Fund domicile and avoidable US taxes
      • 4. Non-residents or not planning on retiring to Australia
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Miscellaneous

investing for children

Investing for children – The ultimate guide

When investing for children, you will need a goal, asset allocation, investment management style, and investment structure to best achieve your goal. Read on to learn more. Read on »

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The truth about investment bonds

​Investment bonds are marketed as tax-free but tax is paid within the bond, resulting in a worse tax outcome for most. Not to mention all the other downsides. Read on »

us tax

Fund domicile and avoidable US taxes

​Investing in US funds results in exposure to US estate tax and additional dividend taxes that can lead to a drag on your returns. Here’s what you need to know. Read on »

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Non-residents or not planning on retiring to Australia

​How to invest if you’re not planning to retire in Australia, how tax works for non-residents, and Australian brokers that accept non-residents. Read on »

Recent Posts

  • GHHF – The moderately leveraged ETF (new)
  • Should I debt recycle or leave my money in the offset? (new)
  • How to invest your super (new)
  • How much to save inside vs outside super (new)
  • How 1% fees cost you a third of your nest egg
  • Stock market risk
  • The stock market is forward looking
  • Investing for children
  • What do financial advisers do?
  • How to choose a financial adviser
  • The truth about investment bonds
  • Risk premium explained

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