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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.

Simon TurnerHead of Content (CFA)

22 June 2026

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

The Wild West Investor: Three Portfolio Pillars for an Uncertain Future

For decades, investors relied on the classic 60/40 portfolio: 60% equities and 40% bonds. That worked well during an era characterised by declining interest rates and relatively stable inflation.

Investor Education Managed Fund Commodities Cash/Money Market

17 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Is AI Becoming a Bubble, or Just the Next Big Market Cycle?

The number of investors proclaiming they’ve made millions from AI infrastructure stocks is on the rise. That’s a dubious data point that’s surely synonymous with taxi drivers sharing the same hot stock picks near the peak of the market.

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15 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 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

The Wild West Investor: Three Portfolio Pillars for an Uncertain Future

For decades, investors relied on the classic 60/40 portfolio: 60% equities and 40% bonds. That worked well during an era characterised by declining interest rates and relatively stable inflation.

Investor Education Managed Fund Commodities Cash/Money Market

17 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Is AI Becoming a Bubble, or Just the Next Big Market Cycle?

Technology Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

15 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

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Contrarian Investing in the Age of Real-World AI

we are in the midst of profound disruption. This is likely to be beyond a typical generational disruption that happens every 20-30 years. This technological singularity is expected to cause dramatic and irreversible changes to human civilization, far beyond typical generational disruptions such as electrification, the internet, or even current generative AI.

Technology Managed Fund Shares

13 Feb 2026

· Chris Watson & Simon Raubenheimer

· 13 MIN READ

The Pension Phase: Why Risk Doesn’t Disappear When Tax Does

Reaching retirement age is a significant shift socially, emotionally and financially. A welcome change for many is that earnings in the retirement phase are tax free (subject to the transfer balance cap and your age being 60 or over), and you do not pay tax on your pension withdrawals.

Superannuation Accounts Investor Education

12 Feb 2026

· Sara Allen

· 8 MIN READ

A New Fed, a New Playbook: Kevin Warsh & the Next Phase of Global Markets

Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman may well mark a turning point for global investment markets.

Macro Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

11 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Why the Debasement Trade Matters

If you know many gold bugs, and there are certainly more of them around these days, you may have observed that the number of them touting the arrival of ‘debasement trade’ is on the rise. However, this idea is far from being a new or short-term phenomenon, nor for gold bugs’ eyes only. It’s been a simmering issue for years, and is likely to matter for all investors for many years to come.

Currency, Crypto and ICO Commodities Macro Investor Education

9 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Super vs Non-Super: A Decision Tree for Asset Location

There are plenty of advantages to using superannuation to build wealth, such as the tax-advantaged environment, but that doesn’t always mean it should be your first port of investment call.

Superannuation Accounts Investor Education

5 Feb 2026

· Sara Allen

· 9 MIN READ

Investing in the Age of Discontent

If you’re a news reader, you’re probably feeling like the world is engulfed in a crisis with no end date in sight. It sure feels like that as bad story after bad story is channelled toward news consumers around the world. Take your pick of which one that matters most. Trump’s latest offensive tweet, the housing shortage, the cost of living, the system, the list goes on.

Macro Investment Themes Commodities ETF

4 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

What Stability Means in an Unstable World

For a long time, stability was something many people barely thought about. If you stayed employed, avoided major mistakes and made reasonably sensible decisions, the system tended to reward you. Careers progressed in a fairly linear way. Property values rose over time. Superannuation ticked along quietly in the background. There were cycles, of course, but they felt familiar and manageable.

Managed Fund Investor Education

4 Feb 2026

· Shelby Clark

· 6 MIN READ

Inside the Global Liquidity Machine: Why Money Supply Keeps Expanding

You may have heard the term ‘rising money supply’ being bandied around as a key driver of global markets of late. It’s no exaggeration. If anything, most investors aren’t as aware of this market driver as they should be.

Macro Investment Themes Investor Education

2 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Kind of Portfolio You Can Sleep Through a Market Crash With

There’s a particular kind of calm that comes from watching your portfolio during a violent market sell-off and feeling nothing. No urge to act. No creeping sense that something is broken. Just the knowledge that what you own was designed to survive moments like this.

Investor Education Asset Allocation Investment Themes

1 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture: February 2026

We’re only one month into the new year and investors are already being challenged to think beyond predictable narratives. Who knew the U.S. was going launch a military strike on Venezuela and capture the incumbent president?

Macro Asset Allocation Investor Education

1 Feb 2026

· Simon Turner

· 4 MIN READ

The Cheapest Commodity in the World Right Now

For most of financial history, oil has been the beating heart of the global economy as it has fuelled transport, industry, and economic growth. But in early 2026, oil may well hold a less impressive title: the cheapest major commodity in the world. It’s currently trading at a price that defies historical patterns and conventional market wisdom.

Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF

29 Jan 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Your Liabilities Are Your Real Benchmark

We often define success and performance purely in terms of market gains. Think performance markers such as whether your investment portfolio beat the S&P/ASX 200, or your salary increased a certain percentage.

Investor Education

29 Jan 2026

· Sara Allen

· 8 MIN READ

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