Category: Investment

Investment

Why strategic asset allocation is a better tactic for investors

Making portfolio changes based on short-term volatility can be detrimental over the long term. Making knee-jerk changes to an investment portfolio’s asset allocations based on the current market conditions, generally…

Financial Planning General Insights Investment

The 20 Most Common Investment Mistakes

No one is immune to errors, including the best investors in the world. Fortunately, investment mistakes can provide valuable lessons over time, providing investors an opportunity to gain insights on…

Investment

The one thing in investing you can control

You can’t control what happens on financial markets. But you can control one factor to improve your returns. When it comes to investing, there are things you can never control…

Investment

ETF investors lift inflows into equities and fixed income

Investors have shown renewed interest in ETFs that invest in Australian shares while continuing to back bond ETFs. Inflows into exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in Australian shares accelerated…

Investment

Why bonds beat term deposits for long-term investors

Term deposits rates have risen in line with interest rates. But don’t discount bonds for longer-term outperformance. Persistently high inflation has forced the Reserve Bank of Australia and other central…

Investment

The hunt for red Octobers

Share markets remain jittery. Should investors be worried about the October effect? October has a notorious reputation for being a bad month for investors. In fact, if you search for…

Economics General Insights Investment Market Updates

Making sense of a confusing market

Strange times are afoot in financial markets with contradictory assumptions being priced into various asset classes. Here’s a great summary of the confusion investors must contend with at present… Nothing…

Investment

A brighter outlook for bonds

Bond investors shouldn’t let the recent past derail their long-term investment strategy. We’re over a month into this new financial year and it’s clear the economic hangover from 2022 is…

Investment

High deposit rates, but the case for equities is strong

Investors can currently lock in attractive term deposit rates, however equities are still likely to outperform cash over the longer term. Australia’s headline inflation rate is trending lower as higher…

Investment

Investment lessons from the latest earnings season

Tough economic conditions have impacted many ASX-listed companies. But there’s an easy way to reduce exposure risk. Australia’s latest corporate earnings season was always going to be a litmus test…

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Zac Zacharia (Managing Director) has been assisting clients to create wealth and secure their futures for over 14 years.

He is also an accomplished presenter and educator

Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.