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22 February, 2011

Construction starts with solid foundations

Ray Griffin turns the first sod on building a sound investment portfolio, beginning with the question: what is portfolio construction?

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2011 02 article support

22 February, 2011

Don’t dash from cash

While households might be rejoicing the fact that interest rates are likely to remain on hold for the next few months, investors relying on interest-linked returns may be less than thrilled.

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Hot Tips

By Tim Hewson, Investments Manager RaboDirect

Tim shares his hot tips on investing, opinions and commentary on what's happening in the market.

Tim Hewson

22 February, 2011

Investing made easy

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What are managed funds?

Managed funds enable you to invest in a range of assets such as shares, property and bonds via one simple product. You pool your funds with a lot of other investors and let the experts manage it for you.

Investing in a managed fund can deliver a number of advantages compared to direct, individual investment, including:

  • Buying power
  • Economies of scale
  • Diversification
  • Professional management
  • Access

Find and buy managed funds

Research online and buy managed funds with the RaboDirect fund selector, packed with useful data to help you compare funds by asset class, historical performance, risk, Morningstar star ratings and fees.

RaboDirect Blog

19 December, 2011

Getting your SMSF right helps keep the tax man happy.

With RaboDirect’s recent launch of its Online Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) Service, I suspect it won’t be too long before many initial enquiries convert across to new SMSF funds. The SMSF arena is the fastest growing area of superannuation in Australia and there’s nothing on the horizon to suggest it will slow any time soon.

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25 July, 2011

The pitfalls and the positives of auto-rolling term deposits

If you are a fan of term deposits (TDs) with their guaranteed rates and fixed terms, you may well be choosing to, either consciously or unconsciously, ‘auto-roll’ (re-invest) your investment when it matures. This means that when you took out a TD investment, you agreed to let your bank (or other TD provider) reinvest that money into another investment of the same term if you don’t notify them to the contrary before maturity.

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