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Smart beta without the marketing spin

If you’ve heard the phrases ‘best of both worlds’, ‘smart indexing’ or ‘intelligent exposure’ in relation to an ETF, it’s highly likely that the ETF uses a smart beta approach to investing.

Sara Allen

17 Sept 2026

Taiwan, TSMC & the Kill Switch: The Unthinkable Risk Global Markets Struggle to Price

Markets recently had an accelerated lesson in what happens when an important chokepoint for the global economy closes.

Macro Technology Investor Education ETF

16 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 12 MIN READ

Why Is Private Credit Growing So Rapidly in Australia?

Private Credit has grown into a major part of Australia's lending market. Building on our previous discussion about manager quality, this article explores what ASIC's surveillance found and the risks investors should weigh.

Investor Education

15 Sept 2026

· Walliam Nguyen

· 7 MIN READ

The Anthropic IPO: What the Largest Listing in History Means for Global Portfolios

Within a month or so, what may be the largest listing in stock market history is expected to list on the Nasdaq. Anthropic, the company behind the Claude family of AI models, is heading for public markets at a valuation up to US$2 trillion.

Technology Investment Themes Investor Education ETF

14 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 11 MIN READ

Taiwan, TSMC & the Kill Switch: The Unthinkable Risk Global Markets Struggle to Price

Markets recently had an accelerated lesson in what happens when an important chokepoint for the global economy closes.

Macro Technology Investor Education ETF

16 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 12 MIN READ

Why Is Private Credit Growing So Rapidly in Australia?

Investor Education

15 Sept 2026

· Walliam Nguyen

· 7 MIN READ

The Anthropic IPO: What the Largest Listing in History Means for Global Portfolios

Technology Investment Themes Investor Education ETF

14 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 11 MIN READ

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

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Is investing in shares really gambling?

Nearly twenty years ago, 34-year-old Londoner Ashley Revell made a bet few of us would ever even consider. He sold everything he owned – his house, his car, even his clothes – and took a flight to the United States where he checked into a Las Vegas casino. The he headed for the Roulette wheel, where he gambled every cent he’d scraped together (a total of US$135,300 to be exact) on a single bet. Revell put his chips on red, his reasoning being he had a 50:50 chance of winning. To some people, that sort of punt is no different to investing in shares. But as we’ll see, it’s a totally different scenario.

Shares Investor Education

26 Apr 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 10 MIN READ

The chatbot that shook the world

ChatGPT, the AI bot that took the internet by storm, is getting better and smarter. From a standing start in November, it has grown to more than 153 million users.* The fastest-growing consumer application is also the most intelligent yet, with Microsoft claiming its latest update is "strikingly close to human-level performance."

Technology Software Investor Education

17 Apr 2023

· Ankita Rai

· 4 MIN READ

Inflation - It could be worse than you think

If you’re reading this and you’ve already reached the age of 50, then you know a bit about inflation. You’ll remember the 1980s, when inflation peaked at 11.35 per cent, way ahead of wages growth. It took years to bring those spiralling price increases under control.

Macro Investor Education

31 Mar 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 4 MIN READ

The thicker the carpet, the thinner the dividend

Jim Millner wasn’t your typical corporate executive. Then again, Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP), the family business he ran for nearly three decades is also far from typical.

Shares Investor Education

30 Mar 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 4 MIN READ

The Canary in the Coal Mine

So far, 2023 hasn’t been a happy new year for workers in technology. Actually, the latter part of 2022 wasn’t too great either. As both interest rates and inflation began their upwards march, the global tech giants started trimming the size of their workforce.

Macro Investor Education

24 Mar 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 5 MIN READ

Is gold actually useful?

It’s been used as a symbol of prestige and authority for thousands of years. The earliest coins minted by a central bank were made from gold. It has applications in electronics, dentistry, aerospace and medical industries. Demand for gold as a decorative item hasn’t waned since the time of Ancient Egypt. But given most gold is just hoarded in the vaults of central banks, is it actually useful?

Commodities Investor Education

17 Mar 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 4 MIN READ

Warren Buffett’s letter to shareholders

The typical CEO is around 50 years of age, and stays in the position for an average of five years. Then there’s Warren Buffett. Buffett will turn 93 this August, and he’s held the top job at Berkshire Hathaway for over half a century.

Investor Education Asset Allocation Shares

3 Mar 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 5 MIN READ

Millennials vs Boomers on home ownership – who’s right?

You’ve heard it all before – young people saying they’re priced out of the housing market because Baby Boomers and their Gen X partners in crime own all the good property. In response, plenty of older people argue that it’s always been a slog to buy a house, often pointing to 17% mortgage rates in the early 1990s.

Property Investor Education

20 Feb 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 5 MIN READ

How the ball point pen killed an industry

How the ball point pen killed an industry (Or how booms usually end in a bust)

Investor Education

10 Feb 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 4 MIN READ

Finance, Tips, and TikTok

Unsure if TikTok is right for your digital marketing? Does it work for investment content covering retirement planning, ETFs, mortgages, government schemes, home insurance and hedge funds? Because TikTok is now more than just fitness, entertainment, and cat videos.

Technology Investor Education

6 Feb 2023

· Ankita Rai

· 3 MIN READ

The Mortgage Minefield

Last May, the Reserve Bank shattered the optimistic view held by some that interest rates would stay low forever (or at least a few more years). The bank has raised the official cash rate eight times in eight months, and lenders have been quick to follow with mortgage rate rises of their own.

Property Banking & Financial Services Investor Education

13 Jan 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 5 MIN READ

The Year Ahead - What we already know

Some years ago, when the Aussie Dollar was trading at $0.88, a number of leading economists were asked for their twelve-month forecasts. One confidently said our dollar would reach parity with the US dollar within a year. Instead, the AUD finished the year 34 per cent down at $0.58. Making economic predictions is fraught with peril. Economics is more art than science, and a modern economy has many moving parts that don’t always behave rationally. Still, looking ahead in 2023, there are some things we can reasonably expect.

Macro Investor Education

5 Jan 2023

· Tom Elisson

· 5 MIN READ

Venture Capital Unlocked: What Every Investor Needs to Know | Conviction Capital | Episode 2

This episode of Conviction Capital features Mark Esterhuizen from Aura Ventures and Adrian Bunter from Sydney Angels as they discuss Australia's fast-growing venture capital (VC) market with host Juliette Saly.

US Markets in 2026 - Risks and Opportunities

Michael McCarthy, CEO of Moomoo ANZ and keynote speaker in the March Investor Webinar ‘Finding Value in Volatility’, delivers a compelling deep dive into the risks shaping US markets in 2026.

Contrarian Investing in an Age of Disruption

Simon Raubenheimer, Director at Contrarius Investment Management and a featured speaker in the March Investor Webinar ‘Finding Value in Volatility’, dives into how artificial intelligence is reshaping global investment opportunities.

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