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Know Thyself: The Hardest Investment Skill to Master

Ask most investors what determines their long-term returns and they’ll most likely talk about their asset allocation, the way they select their fund managers or their track records at getting macro calls right.

Simon TurnerHead of Content (CFA)

10 Aug 2026

Best Way to Invest 500K in Australia: Smart Strategies for 2026

If you're planning to invest $500,000 in Australia in 2026, the timing may be in your favour. With the Reserve Bank holding the cash rate steady at 3.6% and markets entering a phase of cautious recovery, investors are navigating a landscape shaped by stabilising inflation, firmer demand, and new appetite for resilient, income-producing assets.

Property Managed Fund

4 Aug 2026

· Exceed Capital

· 5 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture - August 2026

Most market commentaries explain major price moves after the fact with tidy causes that sound obvious only in hindsight. In my opinion, that’s not an intellectually honest approach in the current environment.

Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

2 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Expensive But Compelling: The Long-Term Case for US Equities

It’s easy to turn bearish on US equities if you read the news or focus on valuations and the long list of worries markets always need to navigate.

Investor Education Macro Managed Fund ETF

2 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Best Way to Invest 500K in Australia: Smart Strategies for 2026

Property Managed Fund

4 Aug 2026

· Exceed Capital

· 5 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture - August 2026

Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

2 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Expensive But Compelling: The Long-Term Case for US Equities

It’s easy to turn bearish on US equities if you read the news or focus on valuations and the long list of worries markets always need to navigate.

Investor Education Macro Managed Fund ETF

2 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

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The Quiet Private Markets Revolution

A quiet reallocation toward the private markets is reshaping Australian portfolios. It’s not an anti-public market rebellion. Liquidity, transparency, and governance still matter. But it’s a recognition that the public markets are no longer the whole market. More of the world’s future cash flows are now owned by private investors.

Private Assets Managed Fund Investor Education

12 Nov 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

A Concentration Problem: Why Australia’s Best Opportunities Now Lie Beyond the ASX 20

Australia’s stock market has a concentration problem: the top ten companies in the ASX 200 account for 48% of the entire index, with three of the top six names being banks and representing over a quarter of the index. Commonwealth Bank alone represents 11.3% of ASX 200. Think about that for a moment. One bank represents over a ninth of the index of Australia’s two hundred largest companies.

Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

10 Nov 2025

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Why Convenience Retail Has Evolved into a Core Property Play

As the commercial property recovery gathers pace, investors are being selective in how they gain exposure. The post-pandemic challenges have taught the market valuable lessons about how the world has changed in recent years. One of the relative winners is the humble neighbourhood, supermarket-anchored centre and the broader convenience sector. What makes convenience retail compelling at this point in the cycle is its combination of dependable income growth and solid relative value.

Property Managed Fund Investor Education

6 Nov 2025

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

Wired for Growth: How Infrastructure Became the Backbone of the AI Economy

With markets looking frothy, demand for defensive investments is rising. Global listed infrastructure is arguably one of the more compelling opportunities fit for these times. Not because it’s flashy or in vogue, but because data-networks, electricity grids, toll-roads and communication towers underpin the digital economy and the decarbonisation of global economy.

Infrastructure Managed Fund Investment Themes Investor Education

3 Nov 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

The Hunt for Real Yield: How to Outpace Inflation Without Leaving the Bond Market

Analysing inflation-linked ETFs & funds, credit spreads and global income rotations. Between inflation and market activity, investors in fixed income have had their work cut out for them. Post the GFC, rates remained low and investors in many instances were forced to look towards higher risk assets, like equities or more recently, private markets, for yield.

Fixed Interest Managed Fund Investor Education

30 Oct 2025

· Sara Allen

· 9 MIN READ

Asset Allocation Secrets: The Thing with Risk

When you were attracted to the exciting world of investing, risk management probably wasn’t a primary drawcard. Worrying about all the things that could go wrong is at odds with the reasons most independent investors enjoy investing. Yet, the truth is it’s hard to succeed long term as an investor without mastering risk. So maybe it’s high time you turned this less-than-sexy skillset into an investment superpower.

Asset Allocation Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

20 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Asset Allocation Secrets: What Australia’s New Climate Goal Means for Investors

Whether or not you’re focused on the environmental implications of climate change, it’s a significant investment theme that’s here to stay.

ESG Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF

15 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

The Canary in the Private Credit Coalmine

Savvy investors are always on the lookout for the proverbial canary in the coalmine, particularly when markets keep hitting all-time highs with seemingly unstoppable momentum.

Private Assets Fixed Interest Managed Fund

13 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Asset Allocation Secrets: How to Solve a Problem Like China

When Beijing throttled exports of rare-earth magnets in April 2025, carmakers from Detroit to Wolfsburg panicked. Production lines halted. Procurement experts scrambled for stock. What looked like a trade tiff was, in fact, the visible edge of a very deliberate strategy, one that has been unfolding quietly for nearly a decade.

Investment Themes Macro Asset Allocation Managed Fund

8 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Riding the Liquidity Wave Without Wiping Out

If you’ve noticed a change in the way markets have been functioning in recent years, you’re not wrong. The exponential growth of U.S. money supply, fuelled by decades of deregulation, cheap debt, and increasingly aggressive central bank stimulus has arguably changed the very nature of investing.

Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

7 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Who’s Borrowing from Non-Bank Lenders & Why Investors Should Care

Non-bank lending has increasingly become an integral part of Australia’s financial system, serving a much-needed segment of the market. For investors, non-bank lending provides access to loans secured against assets which may generate income – for example, in the case of the asset being property, from the borrower’s mortgage repayments.

Managed Fund Investor Education

3 Oct 2025

· Lauren Ryan

· 6 MIN READ

The Ever-Widening U.S. Wealth Gap & Its Global Ripple Effects

Ready to be shocked? The bottom half of American households, some 65 million families, now own just 2.5% of total U.S. wealth. And at the other end of the spectrum, the top 1% controls wealth that outstrips the bottom 50% by more than $US40 trillion.

Macro Investor Education Managed Fund

24 Sept 2025

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

The Value of Unlisted Property Funds in Investment Portfolios

John Di Monda, CEO and Fund Manager at GDA Group explains why unlisted property funds can provide a stable, income-generating, and low-volatility component within a diversified investment portfolio. Understanding the differences between unlisted and listed property funds can also highlight how unlisted property funds can be a more compelling opportunity for long-term investors.

Property Managed Fund Asset Allocation

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Navigation Opportunity in Current Global Equities Markets

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25 Nov 2025

Navigation Opportunity in Current Global Equities Markets

In this presentation Nick & Jarrad, Portfolio Managers at Sharpbridge explore how global equity markets can offer diversified growth opportunities and resilience amid shifting economic cycles.

Shares Asset Allocation Managed Fund

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Professional Partnerships: A Rare, Defensive Asset Class Now Open to Investors

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25 Nov 2025

Professional Partnerships: A Rare, Defensive Asset Class Now Open to Investors

Luke Moore, CEO at Oreana Investments explains that their Professional Partners Fund provides access to established, profitable professional services businesses — an asset class with high barriers to entry and strong defensive characteristics. Drawing on Oreana’s proven track record and institutional expertise, the Fund is now selectively open to outside investors for the first time.

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