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Featured webinar

Investment Strategies for volatile markets
Recorded 11 August 2010

Thanks to the European debt crisis, the GFC jitters are here again and market volatility is the new norm. Tim Hewson, our Investments Manager, provides you with an overview of five simple and under utilised investment strategies for volatile markets to help you maximise returns, minimise risks and volatility proof your portfolio.

Previous webinars

Making managed funds investing easy
Recorded 12 April 2010

Want to invest in managed funds but can't get started? Or do you simply find managed funds a little too complex to understand?

Then join us for this free webinar as Tim Hewson, Investments Manager at RaboDirect, talks to Michelle O'Donnell from Russell Investments about:

Strategies to help get your managed funds portfolio started
How Russell can help simplify investing with their 'fund of funds' approach
How you can control risk even if you'd prefer to invest in one type of fund

Mac users: To view windows media files you may wish to download the free 'Flip4Mac' media player.

Constructing a managed funds portfolio
Recorded 11 August 2009

Understanding how to allocate your investments is important when diversifying your managed funds portfolio.

In this webinar Tim Hewson, Investments Manager at RaboDirect, examines:

The importance of asset allocation
How to construct a portfolio
How you can optimise returns and minimise risk

Tim has answered some of the questions raised in this webinar. Read the Q&A's here.

Mac users: To view windows media files you may wish to download the free 'Flip4Mac' media player.

Women and Investing
Recorded 21 May 2009

RaboDirect hosted the first in a series of lunchtime webinars for women interested in investing. Women financial experts will share their knowledge and experience to help you make your investment decisions.

For this first webinar, Vivienne James, a financial planner, investor educator and author of best-seller The Woman's MoneyBook, spoke about:

What affects her investing decisions
Considerations for smart investors
What to do about your super
Interest rates and other strategies

The event was moderated by Julianne Dowling, a regular Fairfax writer on small business issues, and author of All About the Money, Honey! Financial Recipes for Success.

Vivienne has answered some of the questions raised in this webinar. Read the Q&A's here

Beat volatility using managed funds
Recorded 23 February 2009

Having a clear investment strategy and sticking to it is crucial, especially during times of volatility.

Tim Hewson, Investment Manager at RaboDirect, examines managed funds - understanding risk and various strategies to use to beat volatility using managed funds. These include diversification, dollar cost averaging and currency hedging.