How behavioural biases could be hurting your investment returns By Vanguard The basics Two mental traps that could be affecting your investing Even the most experienced investors can fall prey to subtle psychological traps. These behavioural biases often operate under the surface, influencing decisions in ways that can undermine long-term investment success. Here are two…
Preparing for another savings pinch By Vanguard Investing strategy The bad news for savers relying on income returns is set to continue Australia’s underlying level of inflation is continuing to fall, and that’s likely to pave the way for another official interest rate cut when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meets next week.…
Our investment and economic outlook, July 2025 By Vanguard Markets and economy Our latest forecasts for investment returns and region-by-region economic outlook Australia Uncertainty, weak growth warrant a dovish central bank “The Reserve Bank of Australia is cautiously dovish amid slow disinflation progress and downside risks related to heightened uncertainty.” Grant Feng, Vanguard…
Expect currency to play a smaller role in future returns By Kevin DiCiurcio, Head of Vanguard Capital Markets Model Development Markets and economy U.S. dollar depreciation this year has driven international equity outperformance For the past three years, the U.S. dollar stood tall – overvalued and seemingly defying its fundamental gravity. But in recent months,…
The long game: Tariffs shape the next era of global investing By Roger Aliaga-Diaz and Kevin Khang Markets and economy Tariffs usher in and accelerate longer-term trends across the global economy. Three themes are worth emphasising as we reach the midpoint of 2025: tariffs are likely to produce both an unmistakable signal and unremitting noise…
Our mid-year investment and economic outlook, June 2025 By Vanguard Markets and economy An improved outlook despite continued policy uncertainty. Australia Hovering uncertainty warrants a dovish central bank. “Given still-elevated levels of global uncertainty, the Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to adopt a cautiously dovish stance toward further rate cuts.” Grant Feng,…
One-click funds emerge as an antidote to complexity By Duncan Burns, Chief Investment Officer, Asia-Pacific Investing strategy Many people are investing the same way outside of their super fund as they do inside Investing is simple. But keeping it simple, that’s the hard part. Especially when markets get choppy, the temptation to “do something” creeps…
How to future proof your equities portfolio By Vanguard Investing strategy Using index funds to always be invested in the largest listed companies Fifty years ago, when Vanguard was founded in the United States, the most valuable listed company in the world by market capitalisation was International Business Machines, now known as IBM. Telecommunications…
Can share market investors predict the future? By Vanguard Investing strategy Volatility indexes are a barometer for where share markets may be heading It should come as no surprise that there isn’t an accurate way to foretell what share markets will do from one day to the next. Yet, while there is no share market…
VAS becomes first Australian ETF to surpass $20 billion By Vanguard ETFs Another milestone for Australia’s largest ETF The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) is Australia’s largest exchange-traded fund — and last month it became the first Australian ETF to exceed $20 billion in funds under management. The milestone highlights the growing…