How often should you check investment returns?

By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer, Vanguard Australia Before you started reading this article, did you already do a check-up on your investment portfolio value? If you did, and do so just about every day, you’re certainly not alone. After all, it’s human nature to look regularly at what financial markets have been doing … Read more

Understanding home downsizing and super contributions

By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer, Vanguard Australia The Federal Government announced in the May Budget that it is widening the scope of the scheme allowing eligible Australians to sell their home and put extra money into their superannuation. First introduced in the 2018-19 financial year, the “downsizer measure” has provided an opportunity for … Read more

How to overcome your investment fears

By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer, Vanguard Australia You’re ready to start investing, but there’s a few things holding you back. Firstly, while you have a bit of money set aside, you don’t have a lot and you’re thinking it’s probably not enough to start off with. You also don’t know a lot about … Read more