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Shani Jayamanne is a Director, Investment Specialist at Morningstar Australia.
Shani’s Future Focus column is published every Wednesday. This week, Shani explored options for Aussies on a modest salary to invest and highlighted investment products that allow them to invest consistently with small amounts. Read it here.
Joseph Taylor is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.
In a turbulent week for markets, Joseph shared some thoughts on how investors can position themselves to panic less in the next market panic.
Joseph’s Bookworm column is released every second Tuesday. This time, Joseph dipped into the investing philosophy of the famous UK fund manager Terry Smith. In doing so, Joseph found an ASX stock that seems to meet many of Smith’s quality investing criteria.
Office REITs have had a rough few years but sentiment seems to be improving. Joseph thought it was a good time to catch up with our Australian REIT analyst Winky Tan on hybrid working trends, interest rates, and supply-demand dynamics in key Australian markets. Read the latest Ask the analyst column here.
If you have a question about any of the stocks or industries in our Australian coverage, please email it to joseph.taylor@morningstar.com. Select questions will be put to the analyst covering the stock and may be published in a future Ask the analyst article.
Simonelle Mody is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.
Sim’s Young & Invested column is published every Thursday. In this week’s edition, Sim explored some dos and don’ts for young investors potentially going into their first bear market. Read it here.
With Shani going on hard-earned holiday, Sim took over her Chart of the week duties. She landed on a chart from our Australian market strategist Lochlan Halloway’s update on how Trump’s tariffs could impact the Australian economy.
Mark LaMonica, CFA is Director of Personal Finance, Morningstar Australia.
Mark’s column Unconventional wisdom is published every Monday. This week, Mark explained why anxiety of the kind stirred up by Trump’s trade war can be so dangerous for investors. Read it here.
In a week of constantly shifting headlines, Mark discussed what to do about the Trump tariff tantrum and gave some updated thoughts later in the week after the pendulum swung again.
Throughout, Mark’s message was constant: deviating from your long-term plan, especially at times of market stress like this, can open an investor up to more rather than less risk.
Chances are you’ve seen headlines about the VIX index this week. But what is it? And do movements in the VIX convey information of any real value to investors? See Mark’s thoughts here.
More content from Morningstar this week
Adrian Atkins shared his top pick from an ASX sector seemingly insulated from tariff effects.
Tom Lauricella explored what sustained tariffs on China might mean for Apple’s profits and its shares.
James Gruber looked at how Blackrock chief Larry Fink seems to be thinking about portfolio construction in 2025.
Johannes Faul explained why he expects Woolies to thrive despite cut-throat competition in the Aussie grocery business.
This week on Investing Compass
Mark and Shani looked at how investors can avoid running out of money in retirement.
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