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Active or passive? Neither works for many investors.
Investor behaviour makes it very difficult for active managers to outperform. The same behaviour causes many passive investors to trail the very indexes they purportedly are seeking out.  
Active or passive? Neither works for many investors.
Active or passive? Neither works for many investors.
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How do low cost SMSFs compare?

How do low cost SMSFs compare?

Costs matter a lot to your return outcomes. How do SMSFs compare, and at what balance do they make sense?
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Mark to market: How to double your investment

Mark to market: How to double your investment

Mark answers a question about how long it takes to double an investment in different asset classes over different time periods. 
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Study supports what many suspected about passive investing

Study supports what many suspected about passive investing

The growth of passive investing has stimulated academic and policy interest in how it affects asset prices and the real economy.
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Young & Invested: Should you invest in crypto?

Young & Invested: Should you invest in crypto?

Eye-watering returns draw flocks to the alternative asset.
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Future Focus: The biggest asset manager in the world thinks you won’t achieve your goals.

Future Focus: The biggest asset manager in the world thinks you won’t achieve your goals.

Returns and diversification aren’t going to be what they’ve been in the past. Here’s what investors can do.
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Your thoughts on Australia’s super system

Your thoughts on Australia’s super system

This episode of Investing Compass reviews the Australian superannuation system. For each aspect of the retirement system, Mark gives it a grade, but also shares the average grade that Morningstar readers gave.
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The key to being happy with your finances

The key to being happy with your finances

New research from Morningstar’s behavioural research team looks into how to really achieve financial wellness.
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Why I added one of the UK’s most loved brands to my watchlist

Why I added one of the UK’s most loved brands to my watchlist

Greggs is a British cultural icon. It also seems to tick a lot of my investing boxes.
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Unconventional wisdom: Five ASX candidates for a mean reversion strategy

Unconventional wisdom: Five ASX candidates for a mean reversion strategy

A sensible way to pursue a mean reversion strategy.
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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.
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Do you qualify as ‘rich’?

Morningstar's Sim Mody speaks with Mark LaMonica about the varying definitions of rich. 
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Raising the GST to 15%

Raising the GST to 15%

A call for genuine tax reform.
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9 winning investment strategies

9 winning investment strategies

There are many ways to invest in stocks, but some strategies are more effective than others.
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Young & Invested: Should you invest in gold?

Young & Invested: Should you invest in gold?

Some clarity amidst the gold rush.
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The 3 investing lessons I wish I knew sooner

Picking your own stocks is challenging but rewarding. Here are some things to keep in mind
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