Morningstar Australia - Empowering Investor Success

personal-finance
How I’m thinking about investing for my child
Even a small amount each month can give your kids a meaningful financial headstart.
How I’m thinking about investing for my child
How I’m thinking about investing for my child
personal-finance
Lessons from the rule of 72

Lessons from the rule of 72

A quick take on how the rule of 72 helps investors understand the pathway to building wealth.
stocks
Our three most overvalued ASX shares

Our three most overvalued ASX shares

These three companies are trading at a significant premium to our fair value.
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Three underappreciated benefits of cash

Unconventional wisdom: Three underappreciated benefits of cash

Morgan Housel’s new book has got me thinking.
personal-finance
This week’s best investing insights

This week’s best investing insights

Stay up to date with our best investment opportunities and insights on investing.
personal-finance
Young & Invested: Should you invest in emerging markets?

Young & Invested: Should you invest in emerging markets?

Renewed investor interest raises the case for diversifying beyond developed markets.
stocks
Short-term pain for long-term gain for undervalued ASX share

Short-term pain for long-term gain for undervalued ASX share

Cost reductions lower our profit estimates but should lead to improved long-term outcomes.

Market valuation

  • Undervalued
  • Overvalued

Market movers

Compare Market Indices

Markets

Index
Last price
% Change
All Ordinaries9,126.90-0.03%
CAC 407,734.840.78%
DAX 4023,807.130.89%
Dow JONES (US)45,514.950.25%
FTSE 1009,221.440.14%
HKSE25,633.910.85%
NASDAQ21,798.700.45%
Nikkei 22543,643.811.45%
NZX 50 Index13,281.140.44%
S&P 5006,495.150.21%
S&P/ASX 2008,849.60-0.06%
SSE Composite Index3,826.840.38%
personal-finance
Future Focus: What are you giving up by sending your kids to private school?

Future Focus: What are you giving up by sending your kids to private school?

A listener requested exploration of optimising saving for education costs, and the opportunity costs of higher education expenses.
personal-finance
Future Focus: Buying a home out of reach? Try these financial goals instead.

Future Focus: Buying a home out of reach? Try these financial goals instead.

A framework to understand what you want from life and therefore your finances.
personal-finance
Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy

Future Focus: A better way to use financial advisers' favourite investment strategy

An exploration of strategic and tactical allocation, and an alternative way to use Core/Satellite.
retirement
Unconventional wisdom: Add certainty to your retirement

Unconventional wisdom: Add certainty to your retirement

What a trip to Monte Carlo can teach you about having a more secure retirement. 
personal-finance
Unconventional wisdom: Are passive ETFs leading to lower returns?

Unconventional wisdom: Are passive ETFs leading to lower returns?

Does a study showing investors that own passive products get lower returns mean John Bogle was wrong?
stocks
Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Unconventional wisdom: A controversial income pick

Rigid definitions of income and growth shares may be holding investors back.
personal-finance
Bookworm: Lessons from Buffett’s behaviour in a long bear market

Bookworm: Lessons from Buffett’s behaviour in a long bear market

Equity indices don’t often fall for several years in a row. Here is what Buffett did last time it happened.
personal-finance
Bookworm: This ASX name meets many of Terry Smith’s criteria

Bookworm: This ASX name meets many of Terry Smith’s criteria

Terry Smith is perhaps Britain’s best-known investor. How does he define a quality business?
personal-finance
Bookworm: An investing lesson from the world’s second richest man

Bookworm: An investing lesson from the world’s second richest man

When it comes to stocks, are you an owner or a renter?