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The Real Cost of an ETF is Not the Management Fee

If you were to look through your portfolio, would you know what each of your ETFs was costing you?

Sara Allen

20 Aug 2026

The Risks Hiding in Plain Sight: Five Left-Field Threats That Could Surprise Markets

Most investors are currently focused on the AI trade and the Fed since these are the main consensual drivers of global markets.

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19 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 10 MIN READ

The Alternatives Showdown: Gold Bullion vs Gold Miners vs Bitcoin. Which ETF Actually Provides Portfolio Protection?

Central banks can’t buy gold fast enough, while gold miners are recovering after a dramatic selloff and Bitcoin, the asset previously regarded as digital gold, is having a miserable year.

ETF Commodities Alternative Investment

17 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

A repeatable rigorous framework for analysing private funds

In the hunt for higher returns and growth, investors have increasingly turned to private markets. It doesn’t come without risk.

Private Assets Investor Education

13 Aug 2026

· Sara Allen

· 9 MIN READ

The Risks Hiding in Plain Sight: Five Left-Field Threats That Could Surprise Markets

Most investors are currently focused on the AI trade and the Fed since these are the main consensual drivers of global markets.

Macro ETF All

19 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 10 MIN READ

The Alternatives Showdown: Gold Bullion vs Gold Miners vs Bitcoin. Which ETF Actually Provides Portfolio Protection?

Central banks can’t buy gold fast enough, while gold miners are recovering after a dramatic selloff and Bitcoin, the asset previously regarded as digital gold, is having a miserable year.

ETF Commodities Alternative Investment

17 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

A repeatable rigorous framework for analysing private funds

In the hunt for higher returns and growth, investors have increasingly turned to private markets. It doesn’t come without risk.

Private Assets Investor Education

13 Aug 2026

· Sara Allen

· 9 MIN READ

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Strange Times Afoot in Global Oil Markets

Oil has swung from a war premium to ceasefire calm to renewed conflict and back again in the space of five months, wrong-footing forecasters at every turn. Understanding what’s driving the chaos arguably matters more than picking a side on where the oil price goes next.

Investor Education Mining, Resources & Energy

11 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

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.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

10 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Your ETF is Not as Passive as You Think

When it comes to ETFs, a few stereotypes abound. Passive, low cost, flexible, broad exposure. While there’s some truth rooted in the stereotypes – some ETFs are index-trackers and have lower fees after all – investors should be wary of leaning too closely on these in their approach to ETFs.

ETF Investor Education

6 Aug 2026

· Sara Allen

· 6 MIN READ

Being bearish sounds smart. Being bullish tends to pay. Here’s the evidence.

Markets have never lacked reasons to worry. There’s generally a long list of macro risks and challenges that need to be navigated. Yet the data on which investors succeed tells a clear story: cautious optimism has consistently outperformed pessimism.

Macro Investor Education Asset Allocation

5 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

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

What Extreme Investor Optimism Is Telling Us

Global investment sentiment gauges have rarely been this bullish, and history says that’s precisely when investors should pay closer attention. Here’s what the data shows and what it means.

Investor Education Macro

3 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 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

Pressing Play on Sony

Buried within Sony Group is a film and television library of real pedigree.

Managed Fund

31 July 2026

· Chris Watson & Simon Raubenheimer

· 9 MIN READ

Platform, Broker or Direct: Where Should You Hold Your Funds and ETFs?

Access to the investing world has exploded in the last few decades. Investors may once have required brokers to do their trading, or apply directly to fund managers to invest. These days, investors have a range of options, direct and indirect for their holdings.

ETF Managed Fund Investor Education

30 July 2026

· Sara Allen

· 7 MIN READ

Australia’s Debt Problem is Also an Investor’s Problem. Here’s How to Read It

Australian households are carrying some of the highest debt loads in the developed world, yet the Reserve Bank is still weighing whether to raise rates again. In the event the inflation print due out on July 29th runs hot, a fourth RBA rate rise may become more likely than not.

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29 July 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Seven structural drivers facilitating the long-term growth of industrial property

Recently, I detailed the 250-year rise of the industrial property sector, a transformation that has seen it evolve from the physical backbone of early manufacturing and storage into one of the most critical forms of modern economic infrastructure.

Property Investor Education

28 July 2026

· Laurence Parisi

· 9 MIN READ

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