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Six Adjustments You Can Make Right Now to Optimise Your Portfolio’s Risk-Adjusted Returns

The ground has shifted under most investors’ portfolios in recent months.

Simon TurnerHead of Content (CFA)

26 Oct 2026

Is The AI Capex Boom Heading For Bust Street? What 180 Years Of Manias Suggest

This year, four American mega caps will spend US$730 billion on capex, most of it building out their AI infrastructure.

Technology ETF Investment Themes Investor Education

19 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 11 MIN READ

How to Invest Domestically & Thrive Despite the Tough Australian Economy

High inflation, rising interest rates, falling house prices and high oil prices are hardly a promising sign for the Australian economy.

Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

15 Oct 2026

· Sara Allen

· 8 MIN READ

Is Stock Investing Dead? Why Most Stock Pickers Can’t Beat ETFs

Most of us have seen ourselves as stock pickers extraordinaire at some point in our investing journeys. The idea of investing in stocks is exciting, seductive even. After all, all you need to do is press buy and sell online and you could make yourself a fortune.

ETF Investor Education

14 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

Is The AI Capex Boom Heading For Bust Street? What 180 Years Of Manias Suggest

This year, four American mega caps will spend US$730 billion on capex, most of it building out their AI infrastructure.

Technology ETF Investment Themes Investor Education

19 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 11 MIN READ

How to Invest Domestically & Thrive Despite the Tough Australian Economy

High inflation, rising interest rates, falling house prices and high oil prices are hardly a promising sign for the Australian economy.

Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

15 Oct 2026

· Sara Allen

· 8 MIN READ

Is Stock Investing Dead? Why Most Stock Pickers Can’t Beat ETFs

ETF Investor Education

14 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

Explore 100's of investment opportunities and find your next hidden gem!

Search and compare a purposely broad range of investments and connect directly with product issuers.

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Are you Financially Fit? A 10-Step Annual Health Check for Your Portfolio

There’s a persistent misconception among investors that portfolio construction is a set-and-forget exercise. But much like physical health, financial fitness depends on consistent, disciplined work. This is because portfolios drift, risks evolve, and market conditions change.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

11 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Why Shorting is a Bad Idea for Most Investors

In recent years, shorting has migrated from the realms of professional hedge fund management into reach of individual investors en masse. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

6 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Strategic Tailwinds: Why Momentum Investing is Not Performance Chasing

You may think of momentum as a basic strategy that involves buying whatever has gone up most recently. That would be unfair, though.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund Investment Themes

4 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

The Longer-Term Consequences of the US–Israel–Iran War

By now, most of us have realised that the US-Israel-Iran war will have longer-term consequences beyond recent volatility. It’s accelerating a structural shift in global markets defined by tighter energy supply, more persistent inflation, and the fragmentation of trade and capital flows.

Macro Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

3 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Want an Extra 1.5% p.a. in Returns? Why Investor Psychology Destroys More Wealth Than Fees

These days, most investors are well-trained to minimise their fund and ETF costs. It’s been drilled into their minds that an apparently small fund fee difference can create an enormous performance drag over the long term. Hence, management expense ratios, brokerage fees, and tax leakage dominate product comparisons and marketing narratives.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

28 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Navigating Fixed Income Markets During a Chaotic Year

For bond investors, the first few months of 2026 have been chaotic to say the least. It has been a year in which duration, inflation sensitivity, and market structure have mattered again, often brutally.

Fixed Interest Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

22 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Major Shift in Fund Management Isn’t What You Think

The decade-long narrative in funds management has been that passive investing is winning at the expense of active management. It’s hard to argue with that. Fees have fallen, passive fund transparency has improved, and cost-focused investors have taken advantage of the opportunity.

ETF Managed Fund Investor Education

20 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Business as Usual: Navigating Volatility

Investors love the rush of making money. It’s a signal that they were right, and that feels good. But rarer is the investor who’s genuinely ready for the darker, less enjoyable side of investing; navigating market sell-offs. Like we’ve witnessed in the past few weeks since the US and Israel attacked Iran.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

14 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

How to Compare Funds Like a Professional Investor

So, your investment plan is ready and assumes you know how to find the best funds and ETFs to execute your plan. But with over 10,000 managed investment products that Australian investors can pick from, seeing the wood for the trees is easier said than done.

Investor Education ETF

9 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

How to Build a Reliable Income Portfolio

Once upon a time, income investors might simply have used a select group of dividend-paying equities and bonds to cover their needs. Today’s income portfolio looks vastly different – though equities and bonds still play a role. Investors learnt the hard way long ago.

Fixed Interest Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

8 Apr 2026

· Sara Allen

· 8 MIN READ

How Many ETFs Is Too Many? The Diversification vs Dilution Problem

The theory behind diversification makes intuitive sense to most investors: by combining assets that don’t move in perfect synchrony, investors can reduce portfolio volatility without necessarily sacrificing expected returns. This accepted truth reshaped portfolio construction in the twentieth century and continues to underpin institutional allocation frameworks today.

ETF Asset Allocation Investor Education

7 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Emerging Markets in a Fractured World: Positioning for Returns After the Iran War Shock

Emerging markets (EMs) entered 2026 with strong structural momentum behind them, but the escalation of conflict in Iran has introduced a new layer of geopolitical risk that’s reshaping capital flows, commodity dynamics, and currency regimes.

Macro Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

1 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Why investors are allocating more capital to ETFs

In this presentation Marc Jocum from Global X covers: - Migration from high cost to low cost has been the key driver for ETFs. - Benefits of ETFs – liquidity, tax efficiency, transparency. - How ETFs can help with generating passive income for investors. - Green fatigue – declining popularity of ESG investing but still interest in thematic renewable energy plays. - More active ETFs coming to market but not attracting enough investor dollars. - ETF innovation areas such as digital assets, fixed income, thematics and smart beta.

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Six Adjustments You Can Make Right Now to Optimise Your Portfolio’s Risk-Adjusted Returns

Is The AI Capex Boom Heading For Bust Street? What 180 Years Of Manias Suggest

How to Invest Domestically & Thrive Despite the Tough Australian Economy

Is Stock Investing Dead? Why Most Stock Pickers Can’t Beat ETFs

Is The AI Capex Boom Heading For Bust Street? What 180 Years Of Manias Suggest

How to Invest Domestically & Thrive Despite the Tough Australian Economy

Is Stock Investing Dead? Why Most Stock Pickers Can’t Beat ETFs

Explore 100's of investment opportunities and find your next hidden gem!

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Are you Financially Fit? A 10-Step Annual Health Check for Your Portfolio

Why Shorting is a Bad Idea for Most Investors

Strategic Tailwinds: Why Momentum Investing is Not Performance Chasing

The Longer-Term Consequences of the US–Israel–Iran War

Want an Extra 1.5% p.a. in Returns? Why Investor Psychology Destroys More Wealth Than Fees

Navigating Fixed Income Markets During a Chaotic Year

The Major Shift in Fund Management Isn’t What You Think

Business as Usual: Navigating Volatility

How to Compare Funds Like a Professional Investor

How to Build a Reliable Income Portfolio

How Many ETFs Is Too Many? The Diversification vs Dilution Problem

Emerging Markets in a Fractured World: Positioning for Returns After the Iran War Shock

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