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Investor Education · ETF · 7 MIN READ

How to Build a More Tax-Aware Portfolio After the CGT Discount Shake-Up

Australia’s 2026-27 Federal Budget has dramatically changed the tax conversation in ways few budgets have. In particular, the Government’s plan to replace the 50% CGT discount with cost-base indexation and a 30% minimum tax rate from 1st July 2027 has massive investment implications.

Simon Turner - Head of Content (CFA)

Simon TurnerHead of Content (CFA)

22 June 2026

ETF vs Managed Fund Tax: What Australian Investors Need to Know

The only certainties in life are death and taxes, as the saying goes. Of course, what can be less certain is exactly how tax is applied to your earnings, particularly those from investments. Depending on the type of investment you have and what type of earnings you receive from it, tax can be affected.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

18 June 2026

· 7 MIN READ

Is AI Becoming a Bubble, or Just the Next Big Market Cycle?

The number of investors proclaiming they’ve made millions from AI infrastructure stocks is on the rise. That’s a dubious data point that’s surely synonymous with taxi drivers sharing the same hot stock picks near the peak of the market.

Technology Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

15 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Time to Get Real About Diversification

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

10 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

ETF vs Managed Fund Tax: What Australian Investors Need to Know

The only certainties in life are death and taxes, as the saying goes. Of course, what can be less certain is exactly how tax is applied to your earnings, particularly those from investments. Depending on the type of investment you have and what type of earnings you receive from it, tax can be affected.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

18 June 2026

· 7 MIN READ

Is AI Becoming a Bubble, or Just the Next Big Market Cycle?

The number of investors proclaiming they’ve made millions from AI infrastructure stocks is on the rise. That’s a dubious data point that’s surely synonymous with taxi drivers sharing the same hot stock picks near the peak of the market.

Technology Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

15 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Time to Get Real About Diversification

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

10 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

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The Shifting World Order & What it Means for Investors

For the longest time global investment markets been defined by the implicit assumption that globalisation, relative geopolitical stability and expanding trade would continue indefinitely. However, that assumption is being tested.

Investor Education Commodities ETF

11 Mar 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Sequencing Risk: Why Average Returns Don’t Matter

Investors are generally taught to focus on average returns as a gauge of investment success. This makes intuitive sense to most. Over the long run, developed market equities have delivered average returns of around 10% p.a. That solid result has reinforced the advice: stay invested, reinvest your dividends and compounding will do the heavy lifting for you.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

9 Mar 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

The Water Is Slowly Warming: Systemic Risks Investors Are Underpricing

Most investors tend to think of systemic risk as something that arrives with a bang, like a banking crisis, a pandemic, or a war. Increasingly, the more realistic systemic dangers are slower to gauge and harder to price. They are an ominous set of interconnected and interacting stresses that have the potential to degrade the very conditions required for markets to compound at all.

ESG Investor Education ETF

4 Mar 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

We Road Test ChatGPT’s Financial Planning Capabilities

One of the great emerging benefits of AI is that it allows self-directed investors to take better control of their financial destinies. With its fast-improving capabilities, valuable financial advice may be available at your fingertips. Or so the theory goes.

Investor Education Technology ETF

2 Mar 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Passive Is Winning the Flows — But Active May Be Gaining the Edge

Passive investing has reshaped global equity markets over the past decade. Record inflows into low-cost ETFs have led many investors to question whether active management still has a meaningful role.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

26 Feb 2026

· Jarrad Stuart

· 5 MIN READ

A Young Investor’s Path to Wealth Without Acquiring a Property Empire

There’s a uniquely Australian breed of wealth creator who achieved financial independence before the age of 30 by accumulating a sprawling property portfolio.

Investor Education ETF

25 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Why Smart Investors Sell at the Worst Possible Time

Many investors think selling is an easy part of investing that doesn’t require a lot of thought. In contrast, buying is exciting. It requires an understanding of valuation numbers, corporate fundamentals, and the macro environment. For many investors, these are interesting challenges that are an enjoyable part of investing. Yet, selling feels to many like an administrative process that’s executed more out of necessity. It’s the dotting of the investment i’s and the crossing of the t’s that concludes the process.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

23 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The One Habit That Builds Wealth Faster Than Any Other

There’s a crossroads in the financial lives of most households when wealth growth is either ignited or postponed. It’s a single habit shift that’s simple, and far from glamorous.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

17 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Crypto’s Value Problem: Why Utility Isn’t Enough

Cryptocurrencies must surely be the most polarising asset class in the modern financial era. On the one hand, they promise decentralised finance, immutable digital money, and permissionless innovation.

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain ETF Managed Fund Investor Education

16 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

A New Fed, a New Playbook: Kevin Warsh & the Next Phase of Global Markets

Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman may well mark a turning point for global investment markets.

Macro Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

11 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Investing in the Age of Discontent

If you’re a news reader, you’re probably feeling like the world is engulfed in a crisis with no end date in sight. It sure feels like that as bad story after bad story is channelled toward news consumers around the world. Take your pick of which one that matters most. Trump’s latest offensive tweet, the housing shortage, the cost of living, the system, the list goes on.

Macro Investment Themes Commodities ETF

4 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Cheapest Commodity in the World Right Now

For most of financial history, oil has been the beating heart of the global economy as it has fuelled transport, industry, and economic growth. But in early 2026, oil may well hold a less impressive title: the cheapest major commodity in the world. It’s currently trading at a price that defies historical patterns and conventional market wisdom.

Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF

29 Jan 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

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