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

Shani’s Future Focus column is published every Wednesday.

This time, Shani looked at something that can impact an investor’s returns far more than the direction of global stock markets: their behaviour.

She looked at three common behaviours that can put an investor on the back foot and, more importantly, how they can fight back. Go here to read the latest Future Focus.

Speaking of things that can improve returns, Shani also highlighted three ways that a financial advisor can add value and improve an investor’s results.

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Joseph Taylor is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.

Joseph and his partner recently moved back to the UK ahead of having their first child. Joseph shared how he’s thinking about investing for baby number one here.

Joseph also shared some thoughts on a ‘simple but not easy’ route to investing success recommended by Warren Buffett. Learn more here.

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Simonelle Mody is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.

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

This week, Sim explored whether buying shares in founder-led companies can improve an investor’s chances of success. She also made a confession about her own portfolio. Read the latest Y&I here.

With Shani on leave, Sim picked up our Chart of the week feature with a look at what has driven US tech stock returns.

Sim also continued her dive into ETFs by looking at an alternative option for emerging market exposure and comparing two popular US equity ETF options.

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

Mark’s column Unconventional wisdom is published every Monday. This time, Mark wrote about the forgotten merits of cash in an investment portfolio.

Mark also explored the rule of 72 and laid out four steps to creating an ETF portfolio that aligns with your financial goals.

Read more of Mark’s articles here.

More highlights from Morningstar this week

Jon Mills shared his thoughts on a huge deal in the mining sector.

Luke Yang gave an updated take on Oracle after markets cheered its latest earnings report.

Nathan Zaia explained why ANZ’s strategy shift isn’t just about slashing costs amid job cuts.

William Kerwin reacted to another strong update from AI chip behemoth Broadcom.

This week on Investing Compass

Mark and Shani asked what investors can do if traditional portfolio allocations such as the 60/40 method appear unlikely to deliver high enough returns.

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