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Investment strategies and opportunities: Shani's top article from July
Morningstar’s Senior Investment Specialist discusses various perspectives on how to get to your financial goals.
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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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Growing your passive income

Our free tool can help investors that dream of living off of passive income. 
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Travel more with a better alternative than saving for holidays

Passive income can be harnessed to reward your future self
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Is a mortgage actually ‘good’ debt?

What does the explosion in mortgage debt mean for future property prices in Australia and highly geared homeowners.
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Are investors thinking about the wrong type of risk?

The investment industry defines risk as volatility but for investors the real risk is not achieving your goals. 
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Tomorrow's taxpayers pay for today's policy mistakes

Less affordable housing isn't the only thing set to weigh on Australia's younger generations. If new solutions for pension deficits and the use of resource revenue aren't found quickly, tomorrow's taxpayer will foot the bill.
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Australian stocks will crush housing over the next decade

By our estimate, housing is 40% overvalued, making it one of the world's priciest assets and even more expensive than the 'Magnificent Seven' US tech stocks. That doesn't bode well for future returns from property.
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7 great investing books for beginners

These books cover everything a beginner needs, from the basics of personal finance and investing to how the markets influence our money decisions.
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Focus on what you can control

In this week's Investing Compass episode, Shani goes through her investment strategy.
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Are you making these investing mistakes ahead of the 2024 election?

We’re all prone to cognitive biases when facing uncertainty.
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What to do when you inherit shares

Implications of inheriting or bequeathing shares
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Does timing the market work?

Time in the market? Timing the market? Going against the herd? Investing success requires a bit of thought to achieve your goals.
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High yields from private credit are no free lunch

Investors are being sold the idea of high income and stable returns from private credit. Some of the world’s biggest financial institutions seem skeptical.  
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Stop treating the family home as a retirement sacred cow

The way home ownership relates to retirement income is rated a 'D', as in Distortion, Decumulation and Denial. For many, their home is their largest asset but it's least likely to be used for retirement income.
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Your inheritance will likely be a house. What should you do with it?

Implications of inheriting or bequeathing property.
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