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Beginner Friendly but not Foolproof: How to Avoid the 5 Most Common ETF Mistakes

ETFs have grown in popularity in the last decade, and beginner investors are often encouraged to consider them. But beginner doesn’t mean foolproof and even investments like ETFs can go wrong when investors don’t know what they are really buying and how best to use them. It’s also worth noting that beginner doesn’t mean that ETFs can’t be part of more sophisticated strategies either.

Sara Allen

25 June 2026

Feel Behind on Investing? The Biggest Mistakes Younger Australians Can Avoid

First the bad news: many Australians in their 20s and 30s feel they are already late to investing. Property prices seem out-of-reach, the cost-of-living pressure is real, and social media can make everyone else’s financial life appear rosier than it really is. For many, the right pathway forward can feel out-of-reach.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

24 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

How to Build a More Tax-Aware Portfolio After the CGT Discount Shake-Up

Australia’s 2026-27 Federal Budget has dramatically changed the tax conversation in ways few budgets have. In particular, the Government’s plan to replace the 50% CGT discount with cost-base indexation and a 30% minimum tax rate from 1st July 2027 has massive investment implications.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

22 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

ETF vs Managed Fund Tax: What Australian Investors Need to Know

The only certainties in life are death and taxes, as the saying goes. Of course, what can be less certain is exactly how tax is applied to your earnings, particularly those from investments. Depending on the type of investment you have and what type of earnings you receive from it, tax can be affected.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

18 June 2026

· Sara Allen

· 7 MIN READ

Feel Behind on Investing? The Biggest Mistakes Younger Australians Can Avoid

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

24 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

How to Build a More Tax-Aware Portfolio After the CGT Discount Shake-Up

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

22 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

ETF vs Managed Fund Tax: What Australian Investors Need to Know

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

18 June 2026

· Sara Allen

· 7 MIN READ

How ETFs are helping investors get wealthier

What began as a tool for young investors and self-managed superannuation funds seeking diversification and exposure to harder-to-access asset classes like international equities has now become a mainstream investment.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

1 Aug 2024

· Ankita Rai

· 6 MIN READ

ESG doesn’t mean impact

As the transition towards a low carbon, more sustainable world accelerates, many investors have assumed that ESG is connected with the impact needed to address the world’s environmental and social challenges for the simple reason they hear the term so often. But there’s more to it than that. So what is ESG? And what isn’t it?

ESG Managed Fund Investor Education

31 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

How to get started investing in funds

Unitised funds, which pool investments from multiple investors and invest in a broad portfolio of assets, allow investors to access the in-depth knowledge, research, and ongoing monitoring of professional managers.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF Asset Allocation

26 July 2024

· Ankita Rai

· 5 MIN READ

Understanding the capital stack prior to investing in a high yield property fund

Investing in high yield property funds can be an attractive proposition, with promises of high returns frequently exceeding 14% per annum. Prior to make an investment, investors should ensure: they are aware of all the risks and they are being adequately compensated for the risks involved.

Expert Perspectives Property

26 July 2024

· Joe Christie

· 5 MIN READ

Attention shifting from inflation to the growth outlook

Over the past few years, the inflation outlook has been the key investor debate. Will it slow? If so, will it reach central banks’ target rates of around 2%? And if not, how much interest rate pain must households, businesses and governments swallow?

Expert Perspectives

26 July 2024

· Arvid Streimann

· 6 MIN READ

Avoid these 6 mistakes to fast-track your financial freedom

As so many investors learn the hard way: markets often take the stairs up and the elevator down. It’s the same with the value of portfolios that were created to fund a certain level of retirement: a few missteps can quickly erode decades of saving and hard work.

Investor Education Asset Allocation

25 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Dalio dilemma

Learning from successful professional fund managers is often a shortcut to better investment results. It’s equally informative when there’s a noteworthy shift that brings a previously successful investment strategy into question. Enter the Dalio dilemma.

Managed Fund Asset Allocation Alternative Investment Investment Themes

18 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Time to be overweight Japan

For many years since its 1989 peak the Japanese stock market underperformed its developed world counterparts, and most global investors’ Japanese allocations trended lower. But that was then and this is now. The Japanese market recently broke through its 1989 peak propelled by improved governance, yen weakness, and better capital management.

Managed Fund Shares Investment Themes

16 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

Time to concentrate on over-concentration

Index concentration is increasingly becoming a concern for investors worldwide. Consider the S&P 500 Index, the most popular benchmark for US stocks. Over the past decade, the top 10 companies' share of the index's market value has surged from 14% to 33%. This means investing in the S&P 500 largely hinges on the performance of these top 10 companies, the majority of which are tech giants.

Investor Education Shares Asset Allocation Managed Fund

12 July 2024

· Ankita Rai

· 6 MIN READ

Don’t buy your cows in the moonlight

Daniel Drew once advised, ‘Anyone who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.’ Maybe you weren’t in the market for a cow but you get the picture.

Investor Education Shares

9 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

How to become a residential property mogul

If you’re the owner of one investment property, you’re the esteemed member of a 2.2 million club of wealth builders. Whilst owning one investment property is a great achievement, you may not be as well positioned as you think you are to generate the type of wealth most investors are aiming for in retirement care of their property portfolios.

Property Investor Education

4 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Three words that could change the rules of the investing game

Global markets have long been fixated on what’s coming next from the world’s central bankers, particularly the Fed. But some investors may be unaware of a central bank strategy would could change the rules of the investing game if the Fed were to use it.

Macro Investor Education

3 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

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