Economic payoff of AI is coming – but it’s not here yet By Joe Davis, Vanguard Global Chief Economist Markets and economy AI’s rapid run may not prevent a U.S. slowdown or justify high stock valuations. I’m optimistic about the long-term potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to power big increases in worker productivity and economic…
A rear-vision roadmap to greater retirement heights By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Retirement Future investment returns are unknown, but past returns are a guide for retirement. If you’re a member of a superannuation fund, for all intents and purposes you’re a long-term investor. After all, most of us will be receiving regular compulsory…
How investing regularly can propel your returns By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Investing strategy Even investing small amounts on a regular basis will compound returns over time. Among many other things, the theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein had a strong grasp of mathematics, particularly around the power of compounding interest…
Passive is massive: ETF investors still heavily favour index strategies By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer ETFs More than 85% of investor inflows into ETFs are going into index-tracking funds. Index-tracking exchange traded funds (ETFs) are continuing to capture the vast bulk of investor inflows on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), despite a surge…