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Shani Jayamanne is a Director, Investment Specialist at Morningstar Australia.

Shani’s Future Focus column is published every Wednesday.

Having spent a meaningful amount of time considering the intricacies of home loans since purchasing her home two years ago, Shani shares the decisions that make a difference to your mortgage.

Thinking about what happens when you die is uncomfortable and the last thing we want to do is administration. However, taking some small, practical steps will mean that you will spare your family stress and uncertainty if something happens to you. Shani looks at 3 tasks to make your family’s life easier.

Investors are turning overseas for greater product choice but there are some considerations. Shani discusses the considerations of investing in an ETF listed overseas.

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Simonelle Mody is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.

Sim’s Young & Invested column is published every Thursday.

As the ETF landscape continues to expand, investors are faced with a challenge: how can we possibly make sense of the sheer volume of choice? In the face of numerous active ETF launches this year, Sim shared findings from Morningstar’s Guide to Active Due Diligence to uncover the hidden costs of active ETFs.

Emotions can often affect our investing strategy and cause us to deviate from actions that are in our long-term best interest. Sim discusses three emotional biases investors face.

For Chart of the week, Sim shared insights from equity analyst Esther Holloway’s stock pitch for Amcor.

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Mark LaMonica, CFA is Director of Personal Finance, Morningstar Australia.

Mark’s column Unconventional wisdom is published every Monday.

Rational choice theory supports the notion that investors benefit as more ETFs are released. But there is reason to believe at a certain point this isn’t true and additional products are detrimental to investor outcomes. Mark explores how investors should approach the evolving landscape in three tips for ETF investors overwhelmed by the abundance of choice.

In the latest edition of Mark to Market, Morningstar CIO Matt Wacher weighs in on the prospects for private credit after the release of a damning ASIC report on the sector.

Read more of Mark’s articles here.

More highlights from Morningstar this week

James Gruber runs through 13 ways to save money on your tax - legally.

John Rekenthaler shared why he believes growth stocks aren’t the only road to riches.

Nathan Zaia provides an update on Commonwealth Bank which remains materially overvalued.

This week on Investing Compass

Lochlan Halloway, Market Strategist at Morningstar, joins Mark and Shani for a guest episode. He talks about whether we’re in a bubble now, what investors should do and what we can learn and apply from past crashes.

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