Psychologists have long studied decision making and how the human mind works. In partnering with clients to assist in the journey of making smart financial decisions here are a few of the biases whi[...]
Can you pick the best performing asset class over the next 12 months? Follow the link below to see the best to worst performing asset classes over the past 30 years and see if you can pick the be[...]
Albert Einstein apparently responded ‘compound interest’. In a world where we increasingly expect instant responses and short term results (whilst worrying about how our children/grandchildren w[...]
It’s easy to understand the benefit of investing in Australian equities given the long history of dividends, tax benefits (via franking credits) and our familiarity with household names including th[...]
A fundamental attribute for being a successful investor is the virtue of patience. This is having the patience to focus on achieving your long-term goals and sticking to your portfolio’s target [...]
There are times in our lives when the need for gaining specialist professional advice may seem particularly critical. And for many super fund members, this is one of those times. Numerous members of S[...]
In looking back at the major news events during 2016 we thought it worthwhile to reflect on how the media affects markets and investor expectations and emotions. US election in November 2016 – l[...]
2016 has seen some major news events (Brexit, the US election) which increased short term volatility in equity markets around the world. Despite the recent volatility, market returns over the last 12 [...]
According to IPOS an independent research company who interviewed 2,000 Australians during 2016, success is all about the personal and not the external, about experience rather than materialism and re[...]
MLC has commissioned IPSOS to prepare a three-part independent whitepaper to explore the challenge of how to get more Australians to think about their retirement. The research, which surveyed more tha[...]