Practical ETF investing for Australian self-directed investors. No jargon, no fund manager spin.
Most Australian ETF portfolios have hidden overlap — you're paying fees for diversification you're not getting. Step-by-step guide with real example: VAS + A200 overlap 91%. Check yours for free in under two minutes.
NDQ and U100 both track the NASDAQ-100 — the same 100 companies, the same index. One costs 0.48%, the other 0.18%. Data-driven analysis of their 85%+ overlap, top shared holdings, and which fund Australian investors should choose for new money.
VHY pays 5%+ yield with heavy franking. VAS pays less but costs far less and diversifies further. The right choice depends entirely on whether you're building wealth or drawing income — here's the data-driven breakdown.
Australia's two most popular all-in-one ETFs compared. Fee (0.27% vs 0.19%), 90/10 vs 100% equities, fund-of-funds vs single entity, tax complexity, and exactly who should choose which.
Australia's two most popular broad-market ETFs compared head-to-head. MER (0.07% vs 0.04%), returns, holdings count, 93% overlap, and exactly when to choose one over the other.
Most Australian ETF portfolios secretly own the Big Four banks three or four times over. A 20-year career measuring rainforests explains why that's dangerous — and the four ecological principles that point to a better architecture.
Most investors count their super separately. Here's why that's a mistake — and how to calculate your real total exposure to Australian banks.
Small differences in MERs compound into six-figure differences. Here's the maths most ETF comparison sites don't show you.
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