July 2024 | 6 min read Putting your tax savings to good use By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Investing Strategy Consider deploying your extra cash as part of a regular investing strategy. Millions of Australians are about to start receiving their first pay packet for the 2024-25 financial year, and it should contain…
New financial year, new you By Vanguard Investing Strategy A new financial year can bring a chance to reset and focus on your investment goals. For many, a new year brings new beginnings and a chance to reset and focus on what matters most. So, the imminent start to a new financial year may be…
July 2024 | 8 min read Australia’s mid-year economic and investment outlook By Grant Feng, Senior Economist, Vanguard Markets and economy Our latest forecasts for the Australian economy and investment returns in 2024. GDP Growth Inflation* Monetary policy** Unemployment rate United States 2% 2.9% 5.25%-5.5% 4% Canada 1.25%-1.5% 2.1%-2.4% 4.25%-4.5% 6%-6.5% Mexico 1.75%-2.25% 3.7%-3.9% 9.75%-10.25%…
Your end of financial year investments tax guide By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Investing Strategy What the ATO is focusing on, and how to prepare for tax time. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has flagged its key areas of focus for the 2023-24 tax year. The tax regulator will be using its…
Have you checked your portfolio today? By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Investing Strategy Rather than worrying about day-to-day price movements, focus here instead. If you checked on the status of your investment portfolio today, don’t worry. You’re definitely not alone. In fact, you may have looked at how your various investment holdings are…
Our investment and economic outlook By Vanguard Markets and economy Our region-by-region economic outlook and latest forecasts for investment returns. For the last decade-plus, a lack of both automation and new general-purpose technologies (GPTs) have weighed on U.S. economic growth. But new Vanguard research suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) will prove to be the next…
Untangling yields: Lessons for income investors By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Investing Strategy Higher interest rates equal higher yields on some investments, but not all. When the Federal Reserve Bank’s chairman, Jerome Powell, signalled last week that United States’ interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer, many income investors there would…
May 2024 | 9 min read Exchanges play a vital role in driving ETF liquidity By Vanguard ETFs Over the past decade, the benefits of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have resonated with millions of investors worldwide. But those benefits wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of the key players within the ETF ecosystem. While the role…
How to choose an ETF By Vanguard Navigating through the growing ETFs maze. With so many ETFs of all shapes and sizes now available on the market, finding the right one to invest in can sometimes be a difficult choice for investors. Below are a few suggestions on what to look out for when…
An investment bet that is hard to forget By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Investing Strategy Why billionaire active investor Warren Buffett is also an avid supporter of index funds. Investing should never be about making bets, even calculated bets. But there are exceptions to the rule, especially when the person betting is one…