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Share Market News

What is the Dow Jones Index and which 30 companies make the grade?

| Bronwyn Allen

Here is a brief history of the world's oldest share market index.

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Index investing

Want to outperform 82% of professional fund managers? Buy these ASX ETFs

| Sebastian Bowen

It's easier than you'd think to beat most ASX fund managers.

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Opinions

Want to start investing? These 3 ETFs can be a great first step

| Mitchell Lawler

The first step can be the most important, but it doesn't need to the hardest.

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Index investing

If you invested $5,000 in the Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ) 5 years ago, here's how much you'd have today

| Sebastian Bowen

The gains that this index fund has delivered have been nothing short of extraordinary.

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Index investing

Why ASX shares are lagging US stocks in 2024 (and what to do about it!)

| Sebastian Bowen

Sick of missing out on the galloping US markets? There's an easy solution...

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Index investing

Why I prefer the ASX 200 over the S&P 500 right now

| Sebastian Bowen

There are two reasons why I'm going for ASX shares over American stocks right now.

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Index investing

Expert: S&P 500 shares could be in for a 'lost decade'

| Sebastian Bowen

This expert is predicting that American shares' stunning past performance won't continue.

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Index investing

These 2 simple ASX index funds could turn $100 a month into $1 million

| Sebastian Bowen

Index funds can help anyone build wealth on the stock market...

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Recent Index investing News

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Index investing

What might leaving the ASX 100 mean for Harvey Norman shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is losing your ASX 100 status a big deal?

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Index investing

Does tracking 300 companies give the ASX Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) an edge over ASX 200 ETFs?

| Bronwyn Allen

The VAS ETF is an index fund that tracks the largest 300 companies listed on the Australian share market.

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Index investing

3 tips for picking the best ASX index funds

| Sebastian Bowen

I discuss how to get the most out of your index funds.

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Index investing

Is the ASX 200 the cheapest it's been in 12 years?

| Sebastian Bowen

By one metric, the ASX 200 is at its cheapest level in a decade.

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Index investing

Better investment: Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (VAS) or a term deposit?

| Sebastian Bowen

Does an ASX index fund measure up in an era of high interest rates?

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Index investing

If you'd invested $5,000 in the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) after the COVID crash, here's much you'd have now

| Sebastian Bowen

This popular ETF has boomed since the ravages of 2020.

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Index investing

The cheapest index fund on the ASX revealed

| Sebastian Bowen

We look at the ASX's cheapest index ETFs.

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ETFs

Does the fall in the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF share price make it a no-brainer buy?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is this ETF always a good buy when its cheap?

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Index investing

Is right now a massive buying opportunity for the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS)?

| Sebastian Bowen

This popular ETF has lost a lot of value this week.

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Index investing

I'd invest $20 a week the Warren Buffett way as I aim to build wealth

| Sebastian Bowen

Warren Buffett says successful investing can be easy, even for a beginner.

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Index investing

There's an ETF price war on the ASX right now. Here's what you need to know

| Sebastian Bowen

Index fund investing on the ASX just got whole lot cheaper.

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Index investing

I'd drip-feed $400 a month into ASX shares to try for a million

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares will make you rich, all you need is time...

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ETFs

Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF: Short-term pain for long-term gains

| Sebastian Bowen

Is there ever a bad time to buy an index fund?

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ETFs

Why did the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF lag the ASX 200 in January?

| Sebastian Bowen

The Vanguard Australian Shares ETF choked in January. Or did it?

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Index investing

Bears beware! ASX 200 recoups all of 2022's losses plus more in January

| Sebastian Bowen

If you'd listened to the bears in 2022, you'd be crying today.

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ETFs

The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF lagged the market in January. Here's why?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why did this international shares ETF lag the ASX 200 so dramatically?

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ETFs

Does the Vanguard Australian Shares ETF's unique structure deliver better returns than the ASX 200?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's what makes Vanguard's Australian shares ETF different...

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ETFs

5 reasons I'd consider buying the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS)

| Sebastian Bowen

Want one reason to buy this popular ETF? I'll give you five...

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Index investing

3 reasons to invest in the ASX 200 in 2023

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why everyone should consider investing in the ASX 200...

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Index investing

Investing in ASX 200 shares could turn your $10,000 into $100,000. Here's how

| Sebastian Bowen

You only need one thing to turn $10k into $100k with ASX shares...

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ETFs

Is the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund (STW) an ETF?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why doesn't the SPDR ASX 200 Fund have ETF in its name?

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Gold

Guess which gold share is being booted out of the ASX 200

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX 200 gold miner is getting the flick...

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Index investing

Here are 10 years of ASX 200 historical returns

| Sebastian Bowen

We run the numbers over the past decade on the ASX 200...

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ETFs

How does VGS stack up against other ASX index funds?

| Sebastian Bowen

The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF is a popular choice among ASX investors.

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Index investing

ASX 200 healthcare shares provided some pain relief today. Here's why

| Aaron Teboneras

The healthcare sector ended Thursday as the best performer on the ASX.

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ETFs

Is Vanguard's VAS the ASX's cheapest index fund?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is VAS the cheapest ASX index ETF on the market? The answer might surprise you.

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Index investing

Here's what the 5 biggest companies on the ASX 200 today were worth in 2000

| Sebastian Bowen

How have the ASX 200's largest shares changed over the past 22 years?

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Share Market News

The ASX quarterly rebalance takes effect today. Here's what you need to know

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 just got a makeover...

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ETFs

Are active ASX ETFs worth the extra management fees?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's active about an active ETF? We take a closer look.

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Index investing

Index beater! How has the AFIC (ASX:AFI) share price outperformed the ASX 200 in 2022?

| Sebastian Bowen

AFIC has proven to be a market-beater over 2022 so far...

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Index investing

How BHP (ASX:BHP) has become 'The Bigger Australian' and why this might not be good news for the ASX 200

| Sebastian Bowen

BHP now dominates our share market like never before.

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ETFs

Think VAS is the best ASX index fund? These ETFs have beaten it over the past decade…

| Sebastian Bowen

Is VAS all it's measured up to be?

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Financial Shares

Index killer? Here's how AFIC (ASX:AFI) shares stack up to the ASX 200

| Sebastian Bowen

How does AFIC measure up to the ASX 200?

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Index investing

Why is the ASX All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) struggling lately?

| Sebastian Bowen

We have BHP and plummeting iron ore prices to blame for most of the ASX All Ordinaries' disappointing performance over…

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Index investing

Own the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX:VGS)? Here's what you're invested in

| Brooke Cooper

Let's take a look at the holdings of this popular exchange-traded fund.

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Share Market News

Why Tyro (ASX:TYR) and SeaLink (ASX:SLK) share prices could be moving up

| Tony Yoo

Two fledgling ASX companies received massive news, which could rouse investors into buying up their stocks.

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Index investing

Passive investing has one huge flaw: Here's how to get around it

| Tony Yoo

There is a method of indexing that's neither active or passive, an expert reveals, and it's outperformed the ASX 200…

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Share Market News

ASX quarterly rebalance: HUB24 joins ASX 200, Brainchip into ASX 300

| Aaron Teboneras

A number of shares could be on the move today after the S&P Dow Jones Indices announced its quarterly rebalance…

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Share Market News

Why Nuix, Hub24 shares are on watch

| Tony Yoo

A couple of software giants march into the index, forcing passive funds to buy into their shares. How will the…

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Index investing

2 high quality ASX ETFs to buy this month

| Sebastian Bowen

The VanEck Vectors Wide Moat ETF (ASX:MOAT) is one of the two ASX ETFs that are great buys today for…

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