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Why Shani bought a house
Many long-time Investing Compass listeners have asked why Shani changed her mind about buying a house. Shani speaks about her decision.
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This week’s best investing insights

Stay up to date with our best investment opportunities and insights on investing.
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Is a focus on growing your net worth making you unhappy?

We shuffle through life attempting to add zeros to our net worth without pausing to ask ourselves if we are measuring financial success in the right way.
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What I hope my 14-year-old learned at Berkshire Hathaway’s 2024 Annual Meeting

Life lessons from this year’s trek to Omaha to see Warren Buffett.
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What to look for (and what to avoid) when picking ETFs

Our guest Steven Le, a manager research analyst at Morningstar, goes through what to look for and what to avoid with ETFs, and how investors can apply the Morningstar process themselves for choosing investment products.  
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Should you pay off your mortgage or invest?

Our free tool can help investors decide if they should pay off their mortgage or invest.
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Mark's top 10 holdings

We run through Mark's top ten holdings, how they fit into his investment strategy and when to sell shares.
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What is your personal inflation rate?

A free personal inflation calculator to ensure you are accurately planning for your future
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4 income investing mistakes

Avoiding these mistakes will increase your chances of success as an income investor. 
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What did Morningstar subscribers buy and sell during April?

Investors showed interest in a stock that has reached a yield of 5% and is fully franked.
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Are retirement assumptions about home ownership fundamentally flawed?

We’ve assumed that people will enter retirement owning their home outright. Given increases in home prices is this a reality anymore?
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Beat the market by changing how you invest

We talk about how to have an advantage when investing.
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How to define an investment strategy

Designing an investment strategy can be an expensive endeavour. Here is how to create one yourself.
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Are you too focused on investing?

Some of the best financial decisions you can make have nothing to do with markets.
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How to build wealth with income investing

And why the arguments against income investing don't stack up.
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Tax implications when investing in overseas shares and ETFs

A significant factor that determines an investor’s total return outcome is tax. We outline some general rules for how tax may work with foreign investments.
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