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Back in March 2022, Toby Roberts advocated for a dollar cost averaging approach to investing. Considering that The Montgomery Small Companies Fund has returned 11.19 per cent in the three months to 31 August, resulting in an outperformance of 8.97 per cent over its benchmark, I wanted to explore whether dollar cost averaging has provided another win for investors. continue…

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Recently, Morningstar’s director of personal finance, Christine Benz, penned an insightful note explaining some common and dangerous assumptions individuals make when planning for retirement. continue…

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According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 700,000 Australians are expected to retire over the next five years, taking the total number of retired Australians to 5 million, or around 18 per cent of a forecasted 27.5 million population[1]. The demographic shift is forcing a rethink in terms of retirees’ superannuation and savings. continue…

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Back in 2013, I wrote a now infamous article entitled Dear Under 50 Investor. For convenience, I have linked that article at the end of this one. That article made it clear Australians’ superannuation would not be the great source of wealth accumulation for the youth that it once was, and still is, for the older cohort of baby boomers. continue…

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This blog provides investors with an explanation of how total return figures are calculated for the Montgomery Small Companies Fund. Importantly it is worth knowing the investment returns are not generated by Montgomery Investment Management. Fundhost Limited is the Independent Administrator and Responsible Entity of the Montgomery and Polen Capital Funds and is responsible for all the calculations. continue…

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Fifteen years ago, many of my friends were in their early to mid-fifties. With retirement still a long way off, and living their best lives, the volatility of the stock market was something to be endured, if not salivated over, because it was the price to pay to create serious wealth. continue…

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What’s the best way to build a robust retirement portfolio that can ride out market fluctuations and provide steady and dependable income? Back in the 1980s, renowned U.S. financial strategist, Harold Evensky, devised what we believe is a smart approach. He called it the ‘Bucket strategy’. continue…

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Over the years, there has been some confusion about our approach to value investing. And even though a majority of my 2010 book, Value.able discussed the importance of identifying quality businesses, which included a company’s bright prospects for growth, many investors and commentators have been fixated on the value component of the philosophy. continue…

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I joined Gemma Dale on nabtrade’s Your Wealth podcast to discuss the importance of growth and where to find it, income and the dangers of chasing yield, and provides an explanation for why the outlook might be brighter than many commentators assume. I also talk about the growing asset class that is private credit so keep the Aura High Yield SME Fund and the Aura Core Income Fund in mind after seeking personal professional advice.

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In part one of this note to young investors, I set out the reasons why I think young investors should steer clear of index funds and instead invest in high-quality, growing companies. So, the question is: how to find and invest in these companies? continue…

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